Year per 1,000 live births 1976 39.2 1977 35.3 1978 31.7 1979 28.5 1980 25.6 1981 23.2 1982 21 1983 19.2 1984 17.6 1985 16.2 1986 15 1987 14 1988 13.1 1989 12.3 1990 11.6 1991 11 1992 10.5 1993 10.1 1994 9.7 1995 9.4 1996 9.1 1997 8.9 1998 8.7 1999 8.5 2000 8.4 2001 8.2 2002 8.1 2003 8 2004 7.8 2005 7.7 2006 7.5 2007 7.4 2008 7.3 2009 7.1 2010 7 2011 6.8 2012 6.7 2013 6.5 2014 6.3 2015 6.1 2016 5.9 2017 5.6 2018 5.3 2019 5 2020 4.8 2021 4.5 2022 4.3