Year per 1,000 live births 1968 26.2 1969 26.6 1970 27 1971 27.4 1972 27.7 1973 27.9 1974 28 1975 28 1976 27.8 1977 27.5 1978 27.2 1979 26.8 1980 26.4 1981 26 1982 25.7 1983 25.5 1984 25.3 1985 25.1 1986 24.7 1987 24.1 1988 23.3 1989 22.4 1990 21.5 1991 20.5 1992 19.6 1993 18.7 1994 17.8 1995 17 1996 16.2 1997 15.5 1998 15 1999 14.8 2000 14.7 2001 14.8 2002 15 2003 15.2 2004 15.4 2005 15.4 2006 15.3 2007 15.1 2008 14.9 2009 14.5 2010 14.2 2011 13.9 2012 13.6 2013 13.3 2014 13.1 2015 12.9 2016 12.8 2017 12.6 2018 12.6 2019 16.2 2020 12.4 2021 12.2 2022 12