Year per 1,000 live births 1978 16.5 1979 15.5 1980 14.2 1981 13 1982 11.9 1983 10.9 1984 10.2 1985 9.6 1986 9 1987 8.7 1988 8.3 1989 8.1 1990 7.8 1991 7.6 1992 7.3 1993 7 1994 6.6 1995 6.3 1996 6.2 1997 6.1 1998 6.1 1999 6 2000 5.8 2001 5.7 2002 5.6 2003 5.5 2004 5.5 2005 5.4 2006 5.2 2007 5 2008 4.6 2009 4.1 2010 3.6 2011 3.4 2012 3.6 2013 3.9 2014 4.1 2015 4.2 2016 4.1 2017 3.8 2018 3.6 2019 3.3 2020 3 2021 2.8 2022 2.6