Year per 1,000 live births 1960 21.7 1961 21.2 1962 20.7 1963 20.1 1964 19.3 1965 18.4 1966 17.6 1967 16.9 1968 16.3 1969 15.6 1970 15 1971 14.3 1972 13.6 1973 12.8 1974 12 1975 11.2 1976 10.5 1977 9.8 1978 9.2 1979 8.8 1980 8.4 1981 8.1 1982 7.8 1983 7.6 1984 7.4 1985 7.3 1986 7.2 1987 7.1 1988 7 1989 6.8 1990 6.6 1991 6.4 1992 6.1 1993 5.8 1994 5.5 1995 5.2 1996 5.1 1997 4.9 1998 4.8 1999 4.7 2000 4.7 2001 4.6 2002 4.5 2003 4.5 2004 4.4 2005 4.3 2006 4.2 2007 4.1 2008 4 2009 4 2010 3.9 2011 3.9 2012 3.8 2013 3.8 2014 3.7 2015 3.7 2016 3.7 2017 3.6 2018 3.6 2019 3.5 2020 3.5 2021 3.5 2022 3.5