Year per 1,000 live births 1974 128.5 1975 126 1976 123.5 1977 121.2 1978 119.2 1979 117.3 1980 115.8 1981 114.3 1982 112.8 1983 111.2 1984 109.5 1985 107.5 1986 105.5 1987 103.1 1988 100.5 1989 97.5 1990 94 1991 90.2 1992 86 1993 81.6 1994 77.1 1995 72.8 1996 68.8 1997 65.1 1998 61.9 1999 58.9 2000 56.3 2001 53.9 2002 51.8 2003 49.8 2004 47.9 2005 46.2 2006 44.6 2007 43.1 2008 41.7 2009 40.3 2010 39.1 2011 38 2012 37 2013 36 2014 35 2015 34.1 2016 33.1 2017 32.2 2018 31.4 2019 30.5 2020 29.7 2021 28.9 2022 28