Year per 1,000 live births 1971 33.2 1972 32.1 1973 31.2 1974 30.3 1975 29.5 1976 28.9 1977 28.3 1978 27.8 1979 27.2 1980 26.5 1981 25.8 1982 24.9 1983 24 1984 23.1 1985 22.2 1986 21.3 1987 20.6 1988 20 1989 19.5 1990 19.3 1991 19.3 1992 19.5 1993 19.7 1994 20.1 1995 20.3 1996 20.3 1997 20.2 1998 19.8 1999 19.1 2000 18.4 2001 17.5 2002 16.7 2003 15.9 2004 15.1 2005 14.5 2006 13.9 2007 13.4 2008 12.9 2009 12.3 2010 11.7 2011 11.2 2012 10.6 2013 10.2 2014 9.8 2015 9.4 2016 9.2 2017 8.9 2018 8.7 2019 8.5 2020 8.4 2021 8.2 2022 8.5