Year per 1,000 live births 1960 14 1961 13.8 1962 13.4 1963 12.9 1964 12.4 1965 11.8 1966 11.2 1967 10.8 1968 10.4 1969 10 1970 9.7 1971 9.3 1972 8.9 1973 8.5 1974 8.1 1975 7.6 1976 7.3 1977 7 1978 6.7 1979 6.5 1980 6.3 1981 6.2 1982 6 1983 5.9 1984 5.8 1985 5.7 1986 5.7 1987 5.6 1988 5.5 1989 5.4 1990 5.2 1991 4.9 1992 4.6 1993 4.2 1994 3.9 1995 3.6 1996 3.4 1997 3.2 1998 3.1 1999 3.1 2000 3 2001 3 2002 3 2003 2.9 2004 2.8 2005 2.7 2006 2.6 2007 2.5 2008 2.4 2009 2.3 2010 2.3 2011 2.3 2012 2.2 2013 2.2 2014 2.2 2015 2.1 2016 2.1 2017 2.1 2018 2 2019 2 2020 1.9 2021 1.9 2022 1.9