Year per 1,000 live births 1974 129.3 1975 122.9 1976 116.7 1977 110.7 1978 105.1 1979 99.8 1980 94.9 1981 90.3 1982 86 1983 82 1984 78.4 1985 75 1986 71.8 1987 68.9 1988 66.3 1989 64.1 1990 62.3 1991 61 1992 60.2 1993 60 1994 60.4 1995 61.3 1996 62.7 1997 64.6 1998 66.6 1999 68.6 2000 71 2001 73.2 2002 75.1 2003 76.3 2004 77.5 2005 79 2006 78.7 2007 74.5 2008 67.9 2009 60 2010 51.6 2011 45.5 2012 41.7 2013 39.8 2014 38.6 2015 37.8 2016 37.2 2017 36.6 2018 36.1 2019 35.6 2020 35.3 2021 34.7 2022 34.5