Year per 1,000 live births 1960 24.5 1961 24 1962 23.4 1963 22.7 1964 21.8 1965 20.8 1966 19.9 1967 19.1 1968 18.4 1969 17.7 1970 17 1971 16.3 1972 15.4 1973 14.6 1974 13.7 1975 12.7 1976 11.9 1977 11.1 1978 10.5 1979 9.9 1980 9.5 1981 9.1 1982 8.8 1983 8.5 1984 8.3 1985 8.2 1986 8 1987 7.9 1988 7.8 1989 7.6 1990 7.4 1991 7.1 1992 6.8 1993 6.4 1994 6.1 1995 5.8 1996 5.6 1997 5.4 1998 5.3 1999 5.2 2000 5.1 2001 5.1 2002 5 2003 4.9 2004 4.8 2005 4.6 2006 4.5 2007 4.4 2008 4.3 2009 4.3 2010 4.2 2011 4.2 2012 4.1 2013 4.1 2014 4 2015 4 2016 3.9 2017 3.9 2018 3.8 2019 3.8 2020 3.8 2021 3.8 2022 3.8