Year per 1,000 live births 1978 158.6 1979 152.6 1980 146.6 1981 140.9 1982 135.4 1983 130 1984 124.7 1985 119.4 1986 113.9 1987 108.4 1988 103.1 1989 98.1 1990 93.5 1991 89.4 1992 85.6 1993 82 1994 78.6 1995 75.1 1996 71.4 1997 67.5 1998 63.2 1999 58.9 2000 54.6 2001 50.4 2002 46.2 2003 42.3 2004 38.6 2005 35.3 2006 32.3 2007 29.5 2008 27 2009 24.8 2010 22.9 2011 21.4 2012 20 2013 18.9 2014 18 2015 17.1 2016 16.3 2017 15.5 2018 14.6 2019 13.8 2020 13.1 2021 12.4 2022 11.9