Year per 1,000 live births 1971 60.6 1972 59.2 1973 57.9 1974 56.7 1975 55.6 1976 54.6 1977 53.7 1978 52.9 1979 51.7 1980 50.4 1981 49 1982 47.5 1983 46 1984 44.5 1985 43 1986 41.7 1987 40.4 1988 39.2 1989 38.3 1990 37.6 1991 37.4 1992 37.5 1993 37.8 1994 38.1 1995 38 1996 37.4 1997 36.1 1998 34.5 1999 32.8 2000 31 2001 29.2 2002 27.5 2003 26 2004 24.5 2005 23.1 2006 21.6 2007 20.1 2008 18.6 2009 17 2010 15.5 2011 13.9 2012 12.4 2013 11.1 2014 9.9 2015 9.1 2016 8.5 2017 8.1 2018 7.9 2019 7.8 2020 7.8 2021 7.7 2022 7.5