Year per 1,000 live births 1969 76.1 1970 75.3 1971 74.6 1972 73.6 1973 72.1 1974 70.1 1975 67.4 1976 63.8 1977 59.8 1978 55.1 1979 50.9 1980 46.8 1981 43.2 1982 40.3 1983 37.8 1984 35.3 1985 33.7 1986 32.6 1987 32.1 1988 32.1 1989 32 1990 31.8 1991 31.2 1992 30.3 1993 29.3 1994 28.1 1995 26.7 1996 25.5 1997 24.2 1998 23.1 1999 22 2000 21.3 2001 20.6 2002 20 2003 19.4 2004 18.9 2005 18.4 2006 17.9 2007 17.4 2008 16.9 2009 16.5 2010 15.9 2011 15.2 2012 14.5 2013 13.9 2014 13.3 2015 12.8 2016 12.4 2017 12 2018 11.6 2019 11.2 2020 10.9 2021 10.6 2022 10.2