Year per 1,000 live births 1971 38.8 1972 37.8 1973 36.9 1974 35.8 1975 34.3 1976 32.3 1977 29.8 1978 27 1979 24.3 1980 22 1981 19.9 1982 18 1983 16.2 1984 14.6 1985 13.2 1986 12.1 1987 11.5 1988 11.1 1989 11 1990 10.9 1991 10.7 1992 10.3 1993 9.8 1994 9.2 1995 8.7 1996 8.1 1997 7.5 1998 7 1999 6.5 2000 6 2001 5.6 2002 5.2 2003 4.8 2004 4.5 2005 4.2 2006 3.9 2007 3.6 2008 3.4 2009 3.2 2010 3 2011 2.8 2012 2.7 2013 2.6 2014 2.6 2015 2.5 2016 2.6 2017 2.6 2018 2.7 2019 2.7 2020 2.8 2021 2.9 2022 2.9