Year per 1,000 live births 1969 57 1970 53.9 1971 50.9 1972 48 1973 45.4 1974 43 1975 40.7 1976 38.7 1977 36.8 1978 35.1 1979 33.5 1980 32.1 1981 30.8 1982 29.5 1983 28.2 1984 27 1985 25.7 1986 24.4 1987 23.1 1988 21.8 1989 20.5 1990 19.2 1991 18 1992 16.8 1993 15.8 1994 14.9 1995 14.2 1996 13.5 1997 13 1998 12.5 1999 12 2000 11.6 2001 11.1 2002 10.7 2003 10.3 2004 10 2005 9.6 2006 9.4 2007 9.1 2008 8.9 2009 8.6 2010 8.4 2011 8.2 2012 8 2013 7.7 2014 7.4 2015 7.1 2016 6.7 2017 6.4 2018 6 2019 5.6 2020 5.3 2021 5 2022 4.8