Year per 1,000 live births 1977 36.4 1978 35.8 1979 35.2 1980 34.7 1981 34.2 1982 33.8 1983 33.3 1984 33 1985 32.7 1986 32.4 1987 32.1 1988 31.9 1989 31.7 1990 31.4 1991 31.2 1992 30.9 1993 30.6 1994 30.2 1995 29.8 1996 29.4 1997 29 1998 28.7 1999 28.4 2000 28.1 2001 27.8 2002 27.4 2003 27 2004 26.7 2005 26.3 2006 26 2007 25.6 2008 25.2 2009 24.8 2010 24.3 2011 23.8 2012 23.3 2013 22.8 2014 22.3 2015 21.8 2016 21.3 2017 20.8 2018 20.3 2019 19.9 2020 19.5 2021 19 2022 18.3