Year per 1,000 live births 1972 159.7 1973 149.1 1974 139.5 1975 130.5 1976 122.2 1977 114.2 1978 106.8 1979 99.8 1980 93.2 1981 86.9 1982 81.1 1983 75.6 1984 70.4 1985 65.4 1986 60.6 1987 56.1 1988 51.8 1989 47.9 1990 44.3 1991 40.9 1992 37.9 1993 35.2 1994 32.8 1995 30.5 1996 28.5 1997 26.6 1998 25 1999 23.4 2000 22.1 2001 20.8 2002 19.6 2003 18.5 2004 17.5 2005 16.5 2006 15.6 2007 14.7 2008 13.8 2009 13 2010 12.2 2011 11.5 2012 10.8 2013 10.2 2014 9.6 2015 9.1 2016 8.6 2017 8.1 2018 7.7 2019 7.3 2020 7 2021 6.7 2022 6.4