Year per 1,000 live births 1968 27.4 1969 27.8 1970 28.4 1971 28.8 1972 29.2 1973 29.4 1974 29.5 1975 29.4 1976 29.1 1977 28.8 1978 28.4 1979 27.9 1980 27.5 1981 27.2 1982 26.8 1983 26.5 1984 26.3 1985 26 1986 25.4 1987 24.7 1988 23.8 1989 22.7 1990 21.7 1991 20.7 1992 19.8 1993 18.9 1994 18 1995 17.1 1996 16.4 1997 15.7 1998 15.2 1999 15 2000 14.9 2001 15.1 2002 15.3 2003 15.5 2004 15.6 2005 15.6 2006 15.5 2007 15.3 2008 15 2009 14.7 2010 14.3 2011 14 2012 13.7 2013 13.4 2014 13.1 2015 12.9 2016 12.8 2017 12.6 2018 12.5 2019 22.5 2020 12.3 2021 12.1 2022 11.9