Year per 1,000 live births 1972 38.7 1973 37.8 1974 37.3 1975 35.9 1976 35.1 1977 34.2 1978 33.4 1979 32.6 1980 31.7 1981 30.8 1982 29.7 1983 28.7 1984 27.7 1985 26.7 1986 25.7 1987 24.8 1988 23.8 1989 22.8 1990 21.9 1991 21.1 1992 20.3 1993 19.8 1994 19.4 1995 19.1 1996 18.9 1997 18.7 1998 18.8 1999 18.2 2000 17.8 2001 17.4 2002 16.8 2003 16.3 2004 15.9 2005 15.5 2006 15.2 2007 14.9 2008 14.6 2009 14.3 2010 13.9 2011 13.5 2012 13 2013 12.6 2014 12.1 2015 11.7 2016 11.3 2017 10.9 2018 10.5 2019 10.1 2020 9.8 2021 9.4 2022 9.1