Year per 1,000 live births 1960 16.3 1961 15.9 1962 15.5 1963 15 1964 14.6 1965 14.1 1966 13.6 1967 13 1968 12.3 1969 11.5 1970 10.7 1971 9.9 1972 9.3 1973 8.8 1974 8.2 1975 7.6 1976 7.1 1977 6.6 1978 6.2 1979 5.8 1980 5.5 1981 5.2 1982 4.9 1983 4.7 1984 4.5 1985 4.4 1986 4.3 1987 4.2 1988 4.2 1989 4 1990 3.9 1991 3.8 1992 3.6 1993 3.5 1994 3.5 1995 3.4 1996 3.4 1997 3.4 1998 3.4 1999 3.4 2000 3.5 2001 3.4 2002 3.4 2003 3.4 2004 3.3 2005 3.3 2006 3.2 2007 3.2 2008 3.2 2009 3.2 2010 3.1 2011 3.1 2012 3.1 2013 3 2014 3 2015 3 2016 2.9 2017 2.9 2018 2.8 2019 2.8 2020 2.8 2021 2.9 2022 2.9