Year per 1,000 live births 1969 43.3 1970 46.5 1971 49.8 1972 53 1973 55.8 1974 57.6 1975 57.9 1976 56.5 1977 53.7 1978 49.9 1979 45.8 1980 41.7 1981 37.9 1982 34.4 1983 31.2 1984 28.3 1985 26 1986 24 1987 22.5 1988 21.3 1989 20.4 1990 19.7 1991 19.2 1992 19 1993 18.8 1994 18.8 1995 18.9 1996 19.1 1997 19.2 1998 19.3 1999 19.4 2000 19.5 2001 19.5 2002 19.6 2003 19.6 2004 19.7 2005 19.8 2006 19.9 2007 19.9 2008 19.7 2009 19.4 2010 18.9 2011 18.3 2012 17.6 2013 16.8 2014 16 2015 15.1 2016 14.2 2017 13.4 2018 12.6 2019 11.8 2020 11.2 2021 10.6 2022 10.1