Year per 1,000 live births 1978 175 1979 168.6 1980 162.5 1981 156.7 1982 150.9 1983 145.3 1984 139.8 1985 134.3 1986 128.5 1987 122.8 1988 117.2 1989 111.8 1990 106.9 1991 102.3 1992 98.2 1993 94.2 1994 90.3 1995 86.4 1996 82.1 1997 77.6 1998 72.9 1999 68.1 2000 63.1 2001 58.2 2002 53.4 2003 48.8 2004 44.6 2005 40.8 2006 37.2 2007 34 2008 31.1 2009 28.5 2010 26.3 2011 24.4 2012 22.8 2013 21.5 2014 20.4 2015 19.5 2016 18.5 2017 17.5 2018 16.5 2019 15.6 2020 14.7 2021 14 2022 13.4