Year per 1,000 live births 1979 23.1 1980 21.7 1981 20.2 1982 18.7 1983 17.3 1984 16.2 1985 15.2 1986 14.5 1987 14 1988 13.4 1989 12.9 1990 12.5 1991 12.3 1992 12.3 1993 12.3 1994 12.2 1995 12.3 1996 12.3 1997 12.4 1998 12.3 1999 12.2 2000 12 2001 11.7 2002 11.4 2003 11.1 2004 10.9 2005 10.5 2006 9.9 2007 9.2 2008 8.3 2009 7.3 2010 6.6 2011 6.2 2012 6 2013 5.9 2014 5.9 2015 6 2016 6.3 2017 6.7 2018 6.9 2019 7.1 2020 7.2 2021 7.1 2022 7