Year per 1,000 live births 1968 31.3 1969 31.8 1970 32.3 1971 32.7 1972 33.1 1973 33.3 1974 33.4 1975 33.3 1976 33.1 1977 32.7 1978 32.3 1979 31.8 1980 31.3 1981 30.9 1982 30.5 1983 30.2 1984 29.9 1985 29.7 1986 29.2 1987 28.4 1988 27.4 1989 26.4 1990 25.2 1991 24.1 1992 23 1993 21.9 1994 20.9 1995 19.9 1996 19 1997 18.2 1998 17.6 1999 17.3 2000 17.2 2001 17.4 2002 17.6 2003 17.8 2004 17.9 2005 18 2006 17.9 2007 17.7 2008 17.3 2009 16.9 2010 16.5 2011 16.1 2012 15.8 2013 15.4 2014 15.2 2015 15 2016 14.8 2017 14.7 2018 14.5 2019 24.5 2020 14.3 2021 14.1 2022 13.9