Year per 1,000 live births 1969 59.5 1970 58.9 1971 58.3 1972 57.5 1973 56.4 1974 54.8 1975 52.8 1976 50.1 1977 47 1978 43.6 1979 40.1 1980 36.9 1981 34.2 1982 31.9 1983 29.9 1984 28.2 1985 26.9 1986 26.1 1987 25.7 1988 25.6 1989 25.6 1990 25.4 1991 25.1 1992 24.4 1993 23.6 1994 22.6 1995 21.5 1996 20.5 1997 19.5 1998 18.7 1999 17.9 2000 17.3 2001 16.8 2002 16.4 2003 15.9 2004 15.4 2005 15 2006 14.5 2007 14.1 2008 13.8 2009 13.4 2010 12.9 2011 12.4 2012 11.9 2013 11.4 2014 10.9 2015 10.5 2016 10.1 2017 9.8 2018 9.5 2019 9.2 2020 8.9 2021 8.6 2022 8.4