Year per 1,000 live births 1973 47.9 1974 46.2 1975 44.5 1976 43.1 1977 41.7 1978 40.3 1979 38.7 1980 36.9 1981 35 1982 33 1983 31 1984 29.2 1985 27.5 1986 26 1987 24.8 1988 23.8 1989 23 1990 22.4 1991 22 1992 21.6 1993 21.4 1994 21.1 1995 20.8 1996 20.4 1997 19.9 1998 19.3 1999 18.6 2000 17.9 2001 17.1 2002 16.3 2003 15.6 2004 15 2005 14.6 2006 14.2 2007 14 2008 13.9 2009 13.8 2010 13.8 2011 13.9 2012 14 2013 14.1 2014 14.1 2015 14 2016 13.8 2017 13.6 2018 13.2 2019 12.9 2020 12.6 2021 12.2 2022 11.9