Year per 1,000 live births 1969 46.7 1970 50.1 1971 53.6 1972 56.9 1973 59.7 1974 61.6 1975 61.9 1976 60.4 1977 57.4 1978 53.5 1979 49.1 1980 44.8 1981 40.7 1982 36.9 1983 33.5 1984 30.5 1985 27.9 1986 25.8 1987 24.2 1988 22.9 1989 21.9 1990 21.2 1991 20.7 1992 20.4 1993 20.3 1994 20.3 1995 20.4 1996 20.5 1997 20.7 1998 20.8 1999 21 2000 21 2001 21.1 2002 21.2 2003 21.2 2004 21.3 2005 21.4 2006 21.5 2007 21.5 2008 21.4 2009 21.1 2010 20.6 2011 19.9 2012 19.1 2013 18.3 2014 17.3 2015 16.4 2016 15.5 2017 14.5 2018 13.7 2019 12.8 2020 12.1 2021 11.5 2022 10.9