Year per 1,000 live births 1969 60.3 1970 64.2 1971 68.2 1972 72 1973 75.2 1974 77 1975 76.9 1976 74.4 1977 70.2 1978 64.8 1979 59 1980 53.4 1981 48.2 1982 43.4 1983 39.1 1984 35.3 1985 32.2 1986 29.6 1987 27.5 1988 25.9 1989 24.7 1990 23.8 1991 23.1 1992 22.6 1993 22.4 1994 22.3 1995 22.3 1996 22.3 1997 22.4 1998 22.5 1999 22.5 2000 22.5 2001 22.4 2002 22.4 2003 22.4 2004 22.4 2005 22.4 2006 22.4 2007 22.3 2008 22.1 2009 21.6 2010 21 2011 20.3 2012 19.4 2013 18.5 2014 17.5 2015 16.5 2016 15.5 2017 14.6 2018 13.7 2019 12.8 2020 12.1 2021 11.4 2022 10.9