Year per 1,000 live births 1960 57.9 1961 53.4 1962 49.8 1963 46.6 1964 43.5 1965 40.6 1966 38 1967 36 1968 34.5 1969 33.2 1970 31.9 1971 30.4 1972 28.6 1973 27 1974 25.6 1975 24.6 1976 23.8 1977 23.1 1978 22.4 1979 21.7 1980 21.1 1981 20.5 1982 19.9 1983 19.2 1984 18.6 1985 17.8 1986 17.2 1987 16.6 1988 16.1 1989 15.6 1990 15.2 1991 14.8 1992 14.4 1993 13.9 1994 13.3 1995 12.5 1996 11.5 1997 10.5 1998 9.5 1999 8.7 2000 8.1 2001 7.6 2002 7.3 2003 7 2004 6.8 2005 6.5 2006 6.3 2007 6 2008 5.8 2009 5.5 2010 5.1 2011 4.9 2012 4.7 2013 4.5 2014 4.3 2015 4.2 2016 4.1 2017 4 2018 3.9 2019 3.8 2020 3.8 2021 3.8 2022 3.8