Year per 1,000 live births 1971 52.6 1972 50.8 1973 49.1 1974 47.3 1975 45.5 1976 43.7 1977 41.8 1978 39.7 1979 37.5 1980 35.2 1981 32.9 1982 30.6 1983 28.4 1984 26.4 1985 24.5 1986 22.8 1987 21.3 1988 19.9 1989 18.6 1990 17.4 1991 16 1992 14.4 1993 13 1994 11.8 1995 10.7 1996 9.8 1997 9.1 1998 8.4 1999 7.8 2000 7.2 2001 6.8 2002 6.4 2003 6.1 2004 5.8 2005 5.7 2006 5.5 2007 5.4 2008 5.3 2009 5.3 2010 5.2 2011 5.1 2012 5.1 2013 5 2014 5 2015 4.9 2016 4.9 2017 4.9 2018 4.8 2019 4.8 2020 4.8 2021 4.7 2022 4.7