Year per 1,000 live births 1960 65 1961 60 1962 56 1963 52.5 1964 49 1965 45.7 1966 42.9 1967 40.6 1968 38.9 1969 37.4 1970 36 1971 34.4 1972 32.4 1973 30.5 1974 29 1975 27.9 1976 27 1977 26.2 1978 25.4 1979 24.7 1980 24 1981 23.3 1982 22.6 1983 21.9 1984 21.1 1985 20.3 1986 19.6 1987 18.9 1988 18.4 1989 17.8 1990 17.4 1991 16.9 1992 16.5 1993 16 1994 15.3 1995 14.4 1996 13.2 1997 12 1998 10.9 1999 10 2000 9.3 2001 8.8 2002 8.4 2003 8.1 2004 7.8 2005 7.6 2006 7.3 2007 7 2008 6.7 2009 6.3 2010 6 2011 5.7 2012 5.4 2013 5.2 2014 5 2015 4.9 2016 4.8 2017 4.6 2018 4.5 2019 4.4 2020 4.4 2021 4.4 2022 4.4