Year per 1,000 live births 1967 116.8 1968 111.8 1969 107.1 1970 102.8 1971 98.6 1972 94.6 1973 91 1974 87.5 1975 84.2 1976 81 1977 77.9 1978 75.3 1979 72.5 1980 69.9 1981 67.3 1982 64.7 1983 62.1 1984 59.4 1985 56.7 1986 53.8 1987 50.9 1988 48.1 1989 45.4 1990 42.7 1991 40.3 1992 38.1 1993 36.1 1994 34.4 1995 32.8 1996 31.4 1997 30.2 1998 29 1999 27.8 2000 26.8 2001 25.8 2002 24.9 2003 24.1 2004 23.4 2005 22.8 2006 22.3 2007 21.8 2008 21.4 2009 20.9 2010 20.4 2011 19.9 2012 19.3 2013 18.6 2014 17.9 2015 17.2 2016 16.4 2017 15.6 2018 14.8 2019 14.1 2020 13.3 2021 12.6 2022 12