Year per 1,000 live births 1975 58.1 1976 56.2 1977 54.5 1978 52.8 1979 51.1 1980 49.4 1981 47.9 1982 46.4 1983 45 1984 43.8 1985 42.9 1986 42.1 1987 41.6 1988 41.2 1989 41 1990 40.7 1991 40.4 1992 40.1 1993 39.8 1994 39.3 1995 38.6 1996 37.7 1997 36.6 1998 35.2 1999 33.6 2000 31.7 2001 29.7 2002 27.5 2003 25.3 2004 23.1 2005 20.9 2006 18.9 2007 17 2008 15.3 2009 13.9 2010 12.6 2011 11.6 2012 10.8 2013 10.2 2014 9.7 2015 9.3 2016 9.1 2017 8.9 2018 8.8 2019 8.6 2020 8.5 2021 8.4 2022 8.3