Year per 1,000 live births 1971 31.7 1972 31 1973 30.2 1974 29.2 1975 27.8 1976 25.9 1977 23.7 1978 21.4 1979 19.3 1980 17.4 1981 15.7 1982 14.3 1983 12.9 1984 11.7 1985 10.6 1986 9.8 1987 9.3 1988 9.1 1989 9 1990 8.9 1991 8.8 1992 8.5 1993 8.2 1994 7.7 1995 7.3 1996 6.8 1997 6.4 1998 6 1999 5.6 2000 5.2 2001 4.9 2002 4.5 2003 4.2 2004 3.9 2005 3.7 2006 3.4 2007 3.2 2008 2.9 2009 2.7 2010 2.6 2011 2.4 2012 2.3 2013 2.3 2014 2.2 2015 2.2 2016 2.2 2017 2.2 2018 2.3 2019 2.4 2020 2.4 2021 2.5 2022 2.5