Year	per 1,000 live births
1971	52.6
1972	50.8
1973	49.1
1974	47.3
1975	45.5
1976	43.7
1977	41.8
1978	39.7
1979	37.5
1980	35.2
1981	32.9
1982	30.6
1983	28.4
1984	26.4
1985	24.5
1986	22.8
1987	21.3
1988	19.9
1989	18.6
1990	17.4
1991	16
1992	14.4
1993	13
1994	11.8
1995	10.7
1996	9.8
1997	9.1
1998	8.4
1999	7.8
2000	7.2
2001	6.8
2002	6.4
2003	6.1
2004	5.8
2005	5.7
2006	5.5
2007	5.4
2008	5.3
2009	5.3
2010	5.2
2011	5.1
2012	5.1
2013	5
2014	5
2015	4.9
2016	4.9
2017	4.9
2018	4.8
2019	4.8
2020	4.8
2021	4.7
2022	4.7
