Year per 1,000 live births 1960 51 1961 47.3 1962 43.9 1963 40.8 1964 38 1965 35.3 1966 33 1967 31.3 1968 30 1969 28.8 1970 27.7 1971 26.3 1972 24.6 1973 23 1974 22 1975 21.1 1976 20.4 1977 19.7 1978 19 1979 18.5 1980 18 1981 17.5 1982 17.1 1983 16.6 1984 16.1 1985 15.5 1986 14.9 1987 14.4 1988 13.9 1989 13.5 1990 13.2 1991 13 1992 12.7 1993 12.4 1994 12 1995 11.3 1996 10.4 1997 9.5 1998 8.6 1999 7.9 2000 7.3 2001 6.9 2002 6.6 2003 6.3 2004 6.1 2005 5.9 2006 5.7 2007 5.5 2008 5.2 2009 4.9 2010 4.7 2011 4.4 2012 4.2 2013 4.1 2014 3.9 2015 3.8 2016 3.7 2017 3.6 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.4 2022 3.4