Year per 1,000 live births 1960 47.7 1961 43.7 1962 40.5 1963 38.1 1964 36.4 1965 35 1966 33.4 1967 31.8 1968 30.1 1969 28.6 1970 27.1 1971 25.6 1972 23.9 1973 21.8 1974 19.5 1975 17.5 1976 16.1 1977 15.4 1978 15.1 1979 14.9 1980 14.6 1981 14 1982 13.2 1983 12.3 1984 11.6 1985 10.9 1986 10.3 1987 9.7 1988 9.1 1989 8.4 1990 7.7 1991 7 1992 6.3 1993 5.8 1994 5.4 1995 5.1 1996 4.8 1997 4.6 1998 4.4 1999 4.1 2000 3.8 2001 3.6 2002 3.4 2003 3.2 2004 3.1 2005 3 2006 2.9 2007 2.9 2008 2.8 2009 2.8 2010 2.8 2011 2.8 2012 2.8 2013 2.8 2014 2.7 2015 2.7 2016 2.7 2017 2.6 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.2