Year per 1,000 live births 1978 152.3 1979 119.6 1980 106.1 1981 95.4 1982 87.7 1983 82.8 1984 79.9 1985 78.2 1986 77.3 1987 76.6 1988 76.3 1989 76.1 1990 76.2 1991 76.3 1992 76.6 1993 77.2 1994 77.8 1995 78.4 1996 78.7 1997 78.3 1998 77.2 1999 75 2000 71.2 2001 65.9 2002 60.1 2003 55 2004 50.7 2005 46.9 2006 43.7 2007 40.9 2008 38.2 2009 35.4 2010 32.8 2011 30.4 2012 28.3 2013 26.5 2014 25.1 2015 23.8 2016 22.7 2017 21.7 2018 20.8 2019 20 2020 19.2 2021 18.5 2022 17.8