Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22.9 1961 22.4 1962 21.9 1963 21.2 1964 20.4 1965 19.5 1966 18.6 1967 17.9 1968 17.2 1969 16.5 1970 15.8 1971 15.1 1972 14.3 1973 13.5 1974 12.7 1975 11.8 1976 11.1 1977 10.4 1978 9.8 1979 9.3 1980 9 1981 8.7 1982 8.4 1983 8.2 1984 8 1985 7.9 1986 7.8 1987 7.7 1988 7.6 1989 7.4 1990 7.2 1991 6.9 1992 6.6 1993 6.3 1994 5.9 1995 5.7 1996 5.5 1997 5.3 1998 5.2 1999 5.1 2000 5.1 2001 5 2002 4.9 2003 4.8 2004 4.7 2005 4.6 2006 4.5 2007 4.4 2008 4.3 2009 4.2 2010 4.2 2011 4.1 2012 4.1 2013 4 2014 4 2015 3.9 2016 3.9 2017 3.8 2018 3.7 2019 3.7 2020 3.7 2021 3.7 2022 3.7