Year per 1,000 live births 1965 51.4 1966 50.6 1967 50 1968 49.2 1969 48.6 1970 47.9 1971 47 1972 46 1973 44.8 1974 43.5 1975 42 1976 40.4 1977 38.8 1978 37.5 1979 36.2 1980 35.1 1981 34.1 1982 33.2 1983 32.2 1984 31.3 1985 30.5 1986 29.8 1987 29.1 1988 28.5 1989 28 1990 27.6 1991 27.1 1992 26.6 1993 25.9 1994 25.1 1995 24.1 1996 23.1 1997 22 1998 20.5 1999 19.2 2000 18 2001 16.9 2002 16 2003 15.1 2004 14.5 2005 13.9 2006 13.4 2007 13.1 2008 12.9 2009 12.7 2010 12.6 2011 12.6 2012 12.6 2013 12.6 2014 12.5 2015 12.3 2016 12 2017 11.6 2018 10.9 2019 10.2 2020 9.4 2021 8.7 2022 8.1