Year per 1,000 live births 1969 72.5 1970 71 1971 69.1 1972 66.9 1973 64.5 1974 62.1 1975 59.6 1976 57.2 1977 54.8 1978 52.4 1979 50 1980 47.4 1981 44.5 1982 41 1983 37.3 1984 33.7 1985 30.6 1986 28.1 1987 26.3 1988 25.1 1989 24.5 1990 24.1 1991 24 1992 23.9 1993 23.8 1994 23.7 1995 23.6 1996 23.4 1997 23.2 1998 23 1999 22.6 2000 22.3 2001 21.9 2002 21.5 2003 21.1 2004 20.5 2005 19.9 2006 19.3 2007 18.7 2008 18.3 2009 18 2010 17.7 2011 17.4 2012 17 2013 16.4 2014 15.8 2015 15.4 2016 15.2 2017 15.4 2018 15.8 2019 16 2020 15.9 2021 15.6 2022 15.2