Year per 1,000 live births 1969 70 1970 65.4 1971 61.1 1972 57.2 1973 53.6 1974 50.3 1975 47.3 1976 44.6 1977 42.2 1978 40 1979 38 1980 36.1 1981 34.4 1982 32.9 1983 31.3 1984 29.8 1985 28.3 1986 26.8 1987 25.2 1988 23.7 1989 22.2 1990 20.8 1991 19.4 1992 18.2 1993 17.1 1994 16.1 1995 15.3 1996 14.6 1997 14 1998 13.5 1999 13 2000 12.5 2001 12 2002 11.6 2003 11.2 2004 10.8 2005 10.4 2006 10.1 2007 9.9 2008 9.6 2009 9.4 2010 9.1 2011 8.9 2012 8.7 2013 8.4 2014 8.1 2015 7.7 2016 7.4 2017 7 2018 6.6 2019 6.2 2020 5.9 2021 5.5 2022 5.2