Year per 1,000 live births 1981 16.5 1982 15.7 1983 14.9 1984 14.2 1985 13.4 1986 12.6 1987 11.8 1988 11.1 1989 10.3 1990 9.7 1991 9.6 1992 8.6 1993 8.2 1994 7.9 1995 7.6 1996 7.3 1997 7.1 1998 6.9 1999 6.7 2000 6.5 2001 6.2 2002 6 2003 5.8 2004 5.5 2005 5.3 2006 5.1 2007 4.9 2008 4.6 2009 4.5 2010 4.3 2011 4.1 2012 4 2013 3.9 2014 3.9 2015 3.8 2016 3.8 2017 3.7 2018 3.7 2019 3.6 2020 3.6 2021 3.6 2022 3.5