Year per 1,000 live births 1969 64.2 1970 68.3 1971 72.5 1972 76.4 1973 79.6 1974 81.4 1975 81.3 1976 78.8 1977 74.4 1978 68.8 1979 62.8 1980 56.9 1981 51.4 1982 46.4 1983 41.9 1984 38 1985 34.6 1986 31.8 1987 29.6 1988 27.9 1989 26.6 1990 25.6 1991 24.9 1992 24.4 1993 24.1 1994 24 1995 24 1996 24.1 1997 24.2 1998 24.2 1999 24.2 2000 24.2 2001 24.2 2002 24.2 2003 24.2 2004 24.2 2005 24.2 2006 24.2 2007 24.2 2008 23.9 2009 23.5 2010 22.8 2011 22.1 2012 21.1 2013 20.1 2014 19 2015 18 2016 16.9 2017 15.8 2018 14.8 2019 13.9 2020 13.1 2021 12.4 2022 11.8