Year per 1,000 live births 1969 48.6 1970 45.8 1971 43.2 1972 40.6 1973 38.3 1974 36.2 1975 34.3 1976 32.6 1977 31 1978 29.5 1979 28.2 1980 27 1981 25.9 1982 24.8 1983 23.7 1984 22.7 1985 21.6 1986 20.5 1987 19.4 1988 18.4 1989 17.3 1990 16.2 1991 15.2 1992 14.3 1993 13.4 1994 12.7 1995 12.1 1996 11.5 1997 11.1 1998 10.6 1999 10.3 2000 9.9 2001 9.5 2002 9.2 2003 8.8 2004 8.5 2005 8.2 2006 8 2007 7.8 2008 7.6 2009 7.4 2010 7.2 2011 7 2012 6.8 2013 6.6 2014 6.4 2015 6.1 2016 5.8 2017 5.5 2018 5.2 2019 4.9 2020 4.7 2021 4.4 2022 4.2