Year per 1,000 live births 1971 34.4 1972 33.6 1973 32.9 1974 31.8 1975 30.4 1976 28.5 1977 26.1 1978 23.6 1979 21.3 1980 19.3 1981 17.5 1982 15.9 1983 14.4 1984 13.1 1985 11.9 1986 11 1987 10.5 1988 10.2 1989 10.2 1990 10.1 1991 10 1992 9.8 1993 9.3 1994 8.9 1995 8.4 1996 7.9 1997 7.4 1998 6.9 1999 6.5 2000 6.1 2001 5.7 2002 5.3 2003 5 2004 4.7 2005 4.4 2006 4.1 2007 3.8 2008 3.5 2009 3.3 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 2.9 2013 2.8 2014 2.7 2015 2.7 2016 2.8 2017 2.8 2018 2.9 2019 3 2020 3.1 2021 3.2 2022 3.3