Year per 1,000 live births 1970 22 1971 22.5 1972 22.8 1973 22.8 1974 22.6 1975 22.6 1976 22.8 1977 22.9 1978 22.6 1979 21.8 1980 20.5 1981 19 1982 17.7 1983 16.7 1984 15.8 1985 14.8 1986 14 1987 13.4 1988 12.8 1989 12.5 1990 12.2 1991 12.1 1992 12.1 1993 12.2 1994 12.3 1995 12.5 1996 12.6 1997 12.7 1998 12.8 1999 12.8 2000 12.9 2001 13 2002 13.1 2003 13.1 2004 13.1 2005 13.2 2006 13.2 2007 13.3 2008 13.2 2009 13.1 2010 12.8 2011 12.3 2012 11.7 2013 11 2014 10.2 2015 9.5 2016 8.8 2017 8.1 2018 7.5 2019 7 2020 6.6 2021 6.2 2022 5.9