Year per 1,000 live births 1969 34.4 1970 34.6 1971 34.7 1972 34.9 1973 35.3 1974 35.6 1975 36.1 1976 36.6 1977 37.2 1978 37.7 1979 38.3 1980 38.9 1981 39.4 1982 39.8 1983 40.2 1984 40.4 1985 40.5 1986 40.3 1987 40 1988 39.6 1989 39.1 1990 38.5 1991 37.8 1992 37.3 1993 36.6 1994 36 1995 35.2 1996 34.4 1997 33.6 1998 32.7 1999 31.9 2000 31.1 2001 30.3 2002 29.6 2003 28.9 2004 28.2 2005 27.6 2006 27 2007 26.4 2008 25.8 2009 25.4 2010 25 2011 24.7 2012 24.4 2013 24.3 2014 24.1 2015 24 2016 24 2017 24 2018 24 2019 24.1 2020 24.1 2021 24.1 2022 24