Year per 1,000 live births 1968 24.6 1969 25 1970 25.4 1971 25.8 1972 26.1 1973 26.4 1974 26.5 1975 26.4 1976 26.2 1977 25.9 1978 25.6 1979 25.2 1980 24.8 1981 24.5 1982 24.2 1983 24 1984 23.8 1985 23.6 1986 23.2 1987 22.5 1988 21.7 1989 20.9 1990 20 1991 19.1 1992 18.2 1993 17.4 1994 16.6 1995 15.8 1996 15.1 1997 14.5 1998 14 1999 13.8 2000 13.8 2001 13.9 2002 14.1 2003 14.3 2004 14.4 2005 14.4 2006 14.3 2007 14.2 2008 13.9 2009 13.6 2010 13.3 2011 13 2012 12.7 2013 12.4 2014 12.2 2015 12 2016 11.9 2017 11.8 2018 11.7 2019 15.4 2020 11.5 2021 11.3 2022 11.2