Year per 1,000 live births 1969 47.3 1970 47.1 1971 46.9 1972 46.7 1973 46.5 1974 46.3 1975 46.1 1976 45.9 1977 45.8 1978 45.8 1979 45.7 1980 45.6 1981 45.6 1982 45.5 1983 46.2 1984 46.1 1985 46 1986 45.1 1987 44.7 1988 44.3 1989 43.8 1990 43.3 1991 42.7 1992 42.2 1993 41.7 1994 41.1 1995 40.6 1996 40 1997 39.3 1998 38.7 1999 38 2000 37.4 2001 36.7 2002 36 2003 35.3 2004 34.7 2005 34.1 2006 33.6 2007 33.2 2008 32.8 2009 32.5 2010 32.2 2011 31.8 2012 31.4 2013 30.9 2014 30.4 2015 29.8 2016 29.2 2017 28.6 2018 28 2019 27.4 2020 26.8 2021 26.2 2022 25.7