Year per 1,000 live births 1971 70.9 1972 68.2 1973 65.6 1974 63.1 1975 60.9 1976 58.9 1977 57 1978 55 1979 52.8 1980 50.4 1981 47.7 1982 45 1983 42.2 1984 39.7 1985 37.4 1986 35.4 1987 33.7 1988 32.4 1989 31.3 1990 30.4 1991 29.8 1992 29.3 1993 28.9 1994 28.4 1995 28 1996 27.4 1997 26.7 1998 25.9 1999 24.9 2000 23.9 2001 22.8 2002 21.7 2003 20.8 2004 20 2005 19.3 2006 18.8 2007 18.5 2008 18.3 2009 18.2 2010 18.2 2011 18.3 2012 18.4 2013 18.4 2014 18.4 2015 18.2 2016 18 2017 17.6 2018 17.2 2019 16.8 2020 16.4 2021 15.9 2022 15.4