Year per 1,000 live births 1960 39.5 1961 36.9 1962 34.7 1963 33 1964 31.8 1965 30.8 1966 29.5 1967 28.2 1968 26.9 1969 25.7 1970 24.4 1971 23.3 1972 21.9 1973 20.1 1974 17.9 1975 16.1 1976 14.8 1977 14.1 1978 13.8 1979 13.5 1980 13.2 1981 12.6 1982 11.8 1983 11 1984 10.3 1985 9.7 1986 9.1 1987 8.6 1988 7.9 1989 7.3 1990 6.6 1991 6 1992 5.4 1993 4.9 1994 4.6 1995 4.3 1996 4.1 1997 3.9 1998 3.7 1999 3.5 2000 3.2 2001 3 2002 2.9 2003 2.7 2004 2.6 2005 2.5 2006 2.5 2007 2.4 2008 2.4 2009 2.4 2010 2.4 2011 2.4 2012 2.4 2013 2.4 2014 2.4 2015 2.4 2016 2.3 2017 2.3 2018 2.2 2019 2.2 2020 2.1 2021 2 2022 1.9