Year per 1,000 live births 1960 16.8 1961 16.5 1962 16 1963 15.4 1964 14.8 1965 14 1966 13.4 1967 12.8 1968 12.3 1969 11.9 1970 11.5 1971 11.1 1972 10.6 1973 10.1 1974 9.5 1975 9 1976 8.6 1977 8.2 1978 7.9 1979 7.7 1980 7.5 1981 7.3 1982 7.1 1983 7 1984 6.9 1985 6.8 1986 6.7 1987 6.6 1988 6.5 1989 6.4 1990 6.2 1991 5.9 1992 5.5 1993 5.1 1994 4.7 1995 4.3 1996 4.1 1997 3.9 1998 3.8 1999 3.7 2000 3.7 2001 3.6 2002 3.6 2003 3.5 2004 3.4 2005 3.3 2006 3.1 2007 3 2008 2.9 2009 2.9 2010 2.8 2011 2.7 2012 2.7 2013 2.7 2014 2.6 2015 2.6 2016 2.6 2017 2.5 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.4 2021 2.3 2022 2.3