Year per 1,000 live births 1971 29.7 1972 28.8 1973 27.8 1974 27 1975 26.3 1976 25.7 1977 25.2 1978 24.7 1979 24.2 1980 23.6 1981 22.9 1982 22.1 1983 21.3 1984 20.5 1985 19.7 1986 18.9 1987 18.3 1988 17.7 1989 17.3 1990 17.2 1991 17.2 1992 17.3 1993 17.6 1994 17.8 1995 18 1996 18.1 1997 17.9 1998 17.6 1999 17 2000 16.3 2001 15.6 2002 14.8 2003 14.1 2004 13.5 2005 12.9 2006 12.4 2007 12 2008 11.5 2009 11 2010 10.5 2011 10 2012 9.5 2013 9.1 2014 8.8 2015 8.5 2016 8.2 2017 8 2018 7.8 2019 7.7 2020 7.5 2021 7.4 2022 7.7