Year per 1,000 live births 1968 35.8 1969 35 1970 34.3 1971 33.6 1972 32.8 1973 32.2 1974 31.5 1975 30.8 1976 30.1 1977 29.5 1978 28.8 1979 27.9 1980 27 1981 26.1 1982 25.2 1983 24.3 1984 23.5 1985 22.6 1986 21.8 1987 20.9 1988 20.1 1989 19.3 1990 18.5 1991 17.7 1992 16.8 1993 15.9 1994 15.2 1995 14.5 1996 13.9 1997 13.3 1998 12.8 1999 12.4 2000 12 2001 11.6 2002 11.2 2003 10.8 2004 10.4 2005 10 2006 9.7 2007 9.5 2008 9.6 2009 9.9 2010 10.3 2011 10.7 2012 10.9 2013 10.9 2014 10.8 2015 10.5 2016 10.2 2017 9.9 2018 9.6 2019 9.4 2020 9.1 2021 8.8 2022 8.4