Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.6 1961 19.2 1962 18.6 1963 17.9 1964 17.1 1965 16.3 1966 15.5 1967 14.9 1968 14.4 1969 13.9 1970 13.4 1971 12.9 1972 12.3 1973 11.6 1974 11 1975 10.3 1976 9.8 1977 9.4 1978 9 1979 8.7 1980 8.4 1981 8.2 1982 8 1983 7.8 1984 7.7 1985 7.6 1986 7.5 1987 7.4 1988 7.3 1989 7.2 1990 7 1991 6.6 1992 6.2 1993 5.7 1994 5.2 1995 4.8 1996 4.5 1997 4.3 1998 4.2 1999 4.1 2000 4.1 2001 4.1 2002 4 2003 3.9 2004 3.7 2005 3.6 2006 3.4 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 3 2013 2.9 2014 2.9 2015 2.9 2016 2.8 2017 2.8 2018 2.7 2019 2.6 2020 2.6 2021 2.5 2022 2.5