Year per 1,000 live births 1969 68.6 1970 67.9 1971 66.9 1972 65.7 1973 64.1 1974 61.9 1975 59 1976 55.5 1977 51.4 1978 47.1 1979 42.4 1980 38.5 1981 35.4 1982 32.7 1983 30.3 1984 28.7 1985 27.3 1986 26.4 1987 25.9 1988 25.7 1989 25.8 1990 25.7 1991 25.3 1992 24.7 1993 23.8 1994 22.6 1995 21.6 1996 20.4 1997 19.6 1998 18.6 1999 18 2000 17.4 2001 16.9 2002 16.6 2003 16.1 2004 15.6 2005 15 2006 14.5 2007 14.1 2008 13.8 2009 13.4 2010 13 2011 12.5 2012 12.1 2013 11.6 2014 11.1 2015 10.7 2016 10.3 2017 10 2018 9.6 2019 9.4 2020 9.1 2021 8.8 2022 8.6