Year per 1,000 live births 1971 30.5 1972 29.6 1973 28.8 1974 28.1 1975 27.4 1976 26.9 1977 26.4 1978 25.9 1979 25.4 1980 24.8 1981 24.2 1982 23.5 1983 22.7 1984 21.9 1985 21 1986 20.3 1987 19.6 1988 19 1989 18.6 1990 18.4 1991 18.4 1992 18.6 1993 18.8 1994 19.1 1995 19.3 1996 19.3 1997 19.2 1998 18.8 1999 18.2 2000 17.5 2001 16.7 2002 15.9 2003 15.2 2004 14.5 2005 13.8 2006 13.3 2007 12.8 2008 12.3 2009 11.8 2010 11.2 2011 10.6 2012 10.1 2013 9.7 2014 9.3 2015 8.9 2016 8.6 2017 8.4 2018 8.2 2019 8 2020 7.9 2021 7.7 2022 7.7