Year per 1,000 live births 1976 47.2 1977 42.3 1978 37.8 1979 33.8 1980 30.2 1981 27.2 1982 24.5 1983 22.2 1984 20.3 1985 18.7 1986 17.3 1987 16.1 1988 15 1989 14.1 1990 13.3 1991 12.6 1992 12 1993 11.5 1994 11.1 1995 10.7 1996 10.4 1997 10.1 1998 9.9 1999 9.7 2000 9.5 2001 9.3 2002 9.1 2003 9 2004 8.8 2005 8.6 2006 8.5 2007 8.3 2008 8.2 2009 8 2010 7.8 2011 7.6 2012 7.5 2013 7.3 2014 7.1 2015 6.8 2016 6.6 2017 6.3 2018 6 2019 5.7 2020 5.4 2021 5.1 2022 4.8