Year per 1,000 live births 1979 57.6 1980 56.8 1981 55.9 1982 55.1 1983 54.2 1984 53.3 1985 52.5 1986 51.6 1987 50.8 1988 50 1989 49.4 1990 48.9 1991 48.4 1992 47.9 1993 47.5 1994 47.2 1995 46.6 1996 46.1 1997 45.3 1998 44.6 1999 43.9 2000 43.3 2001 42.7 2002 42.1 2003 41.6 2004 41.1 2005 40.5 2006 39.9 2007 39.3 2008 38.6 2009 38 2010 37.3 2011 36.7 2012 35.9 2013 35.1 2014 34.3 2015 33.6 2016 32.9 2017 32.1 2018 31.3 2019 30.6 2020 29.9 2021 29.1 2022 28.5