Year per 1,000 live births 1960 26.5 1961 26 1962 25.3 1963 24.6 1964 23.6 1965 22.6 1966 21.6 1967 20.7 1968 19.9 1969 19.2 1970 18.4 1971 17.6 1972 16.7 1973 15.8 1974 14.8 1975 13.8 1976 12.9 1977 12.1 1978 11.4 1979 10.9 1980 10.4 1981 10 1982 9.7 1983 9.4 1984 9.2 1985 9 1986 8.9 1987 8.8 1988 8.6 1989 8.4 1990 8.2 1991 7.8 1992 7.5 1993 7.1 1994 6.7 1995 6.4 1996 6.1 1997 6 1998 5.8 1999 5.7 2000 5.6 2001 5.5 2002 5.4 2003 5.3 2004 5.2 2005 5.1 2006 4.9 2007 4.8 2008 4.7 2009 4.6 2010 4.6 2011 4.5 2012 4.4 2013 4.4 2014 4.3 2015 4.3 2016 4.2 2017 4.1 2018 4.1 2019 4 2020 4 2021 4 2022 4