Year per 1,000 live births 1972 104.6 1973 98.1 1974 92.3 1975 86.7 1976 81.6 1977 76.7 1978 72.2 1979 67.9 1980 63.9 1981 60.2 1982 56.5 1983 53.1 1984 50 1985 47 1986 44 1987 41.1 1988 38.4 1989 35.7 1990 33.4 1991 31.1 1992 29.1 1993 27.3 1994 25.6 1995 24 1996 22.5 1997 21.2 1998 20 1999 18.9 2000 17.9 2001 16.9 2002 16 2003 15.2 2004 14.4 2005 13.7 2006 12.9 2007 12.2 2008 11.5 2009 10.8 2010 10.2 2011 9.6 2012 9 2013 8.5 2014 8 2015 7.5 2016 7.1 2017 6.7 2018 6.4 2019 6.1 2020 5.8 2021 5.6 2022 5.3