Year per 1,000 live births 1971 35.4 1972 34.5 1973 33.6 1974 32.6 1975 31.1 1976 29.2 1977 26.8 1978 24.3 1979 21.9 1980 19.7 1981 17.9 1982 16.2 1983 14.6 1984 13.2 1985 11.9 1986 11 1987 10.4 1988 10.1 1989 10 1990 9.9 1991 9.8 1992 9.4 1993 9 1994 8.5 1995 8 1996 7.5 1997 7 1998 6.5 1999 6 2000 5.6 2001 5.2 2002 4.9 2003 4.5 2004 4.2 2005 3.9 2006 3.7 2007 3.4 2008 3.2 2009 3 2010 2.8 2011 2.6 2012 2.5 2013 2.4 2014 2.4 2015 2.4 2016 2.4 2017 2.4 2018 2.5 2019 2.5 2020 2.6 2021 2.7 2022 2.7