Year per 1,000 live births 1971 188.2 1972 179.3 1973 170.5 1974 162 1975 153.3 1976 144.5 1977 135.3 1978 126 1979 117 1980 108.3 1981 100.2 1982 93 1983 86.7 1984 81.2 1985 76.4 1986 72 1987 68 1988 64.2 1989 60.8 1990 57.6 1991 54.8 1992 52.3 1993 50.1 1994 48 1995 46.1 1996 44.2 1997 42.3 1998 40.4 1999 38.4 2000 36.4 2001 34.4 2002 32.3 2003 30.3 2004 28.4 2005 26.5 2006 24.8 2007 23.2 2008 21.7 2009 20.4 2010 19.3 2011 18.3 2012 17.5 2013 16.8 2014 16.1 2015 15.5 2016 14.9 2017 14.3 2018 13.9 2019 13.4 2020 12.9 2021 12.4 2022 12