Year per 1,000 live births 1968 29.4 1969 29.9 1970 30.4 1971 30.8 1972 31.2 1973 31.4 1974 31.5 1975 31.4 1976 31.2 1977 30.8 1978 30.4 1979 29.9 1980 29.5 1981 29 1982 28.7 1983 28.4 1984 28.2 1985 27.8 1986 27.3 1987 26.6 1988 25.6 1989 24.6 1990 23.5 1991 22.5 1992 21.4 1993 20.5 1994 19.5 1995 18.5 1996 17.7 1997 17 1998 16.5 1999 16.2 2000 16.1 2001 16.2 2002 16.4 2003 16.7 2004 16.8 2005 16.8 2006 16.7 2007 16.5 2008 16.2 2009 15.8 2010 15.4 2011 15.1 2012 14.7 2013 14.4 2014 14.2 2015 14 2016 13.8 2017 13.7 2018 13.5 2019 23.5 2020 13.3 2021 13.1 2022 12.9