Year per 1,000 live births 1975 23.3 1976 22.6 1977 22 1978 21.5 1979 21.2 1980 20.9 1981 20.8 1982 20.9 1983 20.9 1984 20.9 1985 20.9 1986 20.7 1987 20.3 1988 20 1989 19.6 1990 19.4 1991 19.1 1992 18.9 1993 18.8 1994 18.7 1995 18.7 1996 18.7 1997 18.7 1998 18.5 1999 18 2000 17.1 2001 16.1 2002 15.6 2003 15.4 2004 15.5 2005 15.8 2006 16.2 2007 16.3 2008 16.3 2009 16 2010 15.5 2011 14.9 2012 14.2 2013 13.4 2014 12.6 2015 11.8 2016 11.1 2017 10.5 2018 10 2019 9.6 2020 9.2 2021 9 2022 8.7