Year per 1,000 live births 1971 24.3 1972 23.5 1973 22.9 1974 22.3 1975 21.8 1976 21.3 1977 20.9 1978 20.5 1979 20.1 1980 19.6 1981 19.1 1982 18.5 1983 17.9 1984 17.2 1985 16.6 1986 16 1987 15.5 1988 15 1989 14.7 1990 14.6 1991 14.5 1992 14.7 1993 14.9 1994 15.1 1995 15.3 1996 15.3 1997 15.2 1998 14.9 1999 14.4 2000 13.9 2001 13.3 2002 12.7 2003 12 2004 11.5 2005 11 2006 10.6 2007 10.2 2008 9.8 2009 9.4 2010 8.9 2011 8.5 2012 8.1 2013 7.8 2014 7.5 2015 7.2 2016 7 2017 6.8 2018 6.7 2019 6.5 2020 6.4 2021 6.3 2022 6.3