Year per 1,000 live births 1971 63.6 1972 61.9 1973 60.3 1974 58.6 1975 57 1976 55.4 1977 53.9 1978 52.4 1979 51.1 1980 49.7 1981 48.2 1982 46.5 1983 44.6 1984 42.5 1985 40.5 1986 38.4 1987 36.5 1988 34.9 1989 33.8 1990 33.4 1991 33.7 1992 34.7 1993 36.1 1994 37.4 1995 38.4 1996 38.7 1997 38.1 1998 36.6 1999 34.3 2000 31.5 2001 28.6 2002 25.8 2003 23.4 2004 21.5 2005 20 2006 19 2007 18.3 2008 17.7 2009 17.3 2010 17 2011 16.8 2012 16.5 2013 16.2 2014 15.9 2015 15.6 2016 15.4 2017 15.1 2018 14.9 2019 14.7 2020 14.5 2021 14.3 2022 14.2