Year per 1,000 live births 1968 34 1969 31.1 1970 30 1971 29.6 1972 28.9 1973 27.6 1974 26.1 1975 24.5 1976 22.9 1977 21.3 1978 19.7 1979 18 1980 15.6 1981 13.6 1982 11.9 1983 10.7 1984 9.9 1985 9.6 1986 9.4 1987 9.4 1988 9.4 1989 9.1 1990 8.6 1991 8 1992 7.4 1993 7 1994 6.7 1995 6.5 1996 6.4 1997 6.3 1998 6.2 1999 6 2000 5.7 2001 5.4 2002 5.3 2003 5.3 2004 5.4 2005 5.4 2006 5.4 2007 5.4 2008 5.3 2009 5.3 2010 5.3 2011 5.3 2012 5.3 2013 5.2 2014 5.2 2015 5.1 2016 5.1 2017 5 2018 4.8 2019 4.7 2020 4.5 2021 4.3 2022 4.1