Year per 1,000 live births 1973 57.1 1974 55.2 1975 53.5 1976 51.9 1977 50.4 1978 48.8 1979 47.1 1980 45 1981 42.8 1982 40.5 1983 38.2 1984 35.9 1985 34 1986 32.3 1987 30.8 1988 29.7 1989 28.7 1990 28 1991 27.4 1992 27 1993 26.6 1994 26.3 1995 25.9 1996 25.4 1997 24.8 1998 24.1 1999 23.2 2000 22.2 2001 21.2 2002 20.3 2003 19.4 2004 18.7 2005 18.1 2006 17.6 2007 17.3 2008 17.2 2009 17.1 2010 17.1 2011 17.2 2012 17.3 2013 17.4 2014 17.4 2015 17.2 2016 17 2017 16.7 2018 16.3 2019 15.9 2020 15.5 2021 15.1 2022 14.6