Year per 1,000 live births 1974 84 1975 80 1976 76.2 1977 72.6 1978 69.1 1979 65.9 1980 62.9 1981 60.2 1982 57.6 1983 55.1 1984 52.9 1985 50.9 1986 49 1987 47.4 1988 45.9 1989 44.5 1990 43.5 1991 42.7 1992 42.2 1993 42 1994 42 1995 42.2 1996 42.7 1997 43.6 1998 44.1 1999 44.6 2000 45.7 2001 46.1 2002 46.6 2003 46.6 2004 46.5 2005 46.8 2006 46.1 2007 44.5 2008 41.2 2009 37.4 2010 33.3 2011 31.1 2012 29.7 2013 28.9 2014 28.2 2015 27.6 2016 27.2 2017 26.7 2018 26.3 2019 26.1 2020 25.9 2021 25.7 2022 25.5