Year per 1,000 live births 1972 109.5 1973 103 1974 97 1975 91.3 1976 86 1977 81 1978 76.3 1979 71.9 1980 67.6 1981 63.6 1982 59.9 1983 56.4 1984 53.1 1985 49.9 1986 46.7 1987 43.7 1988 40.8 1989 38 1990 35.5 1991 33.1 1992 30.9 1993 28.9 1994 27.1 1995 25.4 1996 23.9 1997 22.4 1998 21.1 1999 19.9 2000 18.8 2001 17.8 2002 16.8 2003 15.9 2004 15 2005 14.2 2006 13.4 2007 12.6 2008 11.9 2009 11.2 2010 10.5 2011 9.9 2012 9.3 2013 8.8 2014 8.2 2015 7.8 2016 7.3 2017 6.9 2018 6.6 2019 6.2 2020 6 2021 5.7 2022 5.5