Year per 1,000 live births 1971 36.5 1972 35.4 1973 34.4 1974 33.4 1975 32.6 1976 31.9 1977 31.3 1978 30.7 1979 30 1980 29.3 1981 28.5 1982 27.5 1983 26.6 1984 25.5 1985 24.5 1986 23.6 1987 22.8 1988 22.1 1989 21.6 1990 21.4 1991 21.4 1992 21.6 1993 21.8 1994 22.2 1995 22.4 1996 22.5 1997 22.3 1998 21.8 1999 21.2 2000 20.3 2001 19.4 2002 18.4 2003 17.5 2004 16.7 2005 16 2006 15.4 2007 14.8 2008 14.2 2009 13.6 2010 12.9 2011 12.3 2012 11.7 2013 11.2 2014 10.7 2015 10.4 2016 10 2017 9.8 2018 9.5 2019 9.3 2020 9.1 2021 9 2022 9.3