Year per 1,000 live births 1972 161 1973 150.7 1974 141.3 1975 132.4 1976 124.1 1977 116.3 1978 108.9 1979 101.9 1980 95.4 1981 89.1 1982 83.3 1983 77.8 1984 72.5 1985 67.5 1986 62.7 1987 58.2 1988 53.9 1989 49.8 1990 46 1991 42.7 1992 39.6 1993 36.8 1994 34.2 1995 31.9 1996 29.8 1997 27.8 1998 26 1999 24.4 2000 22.9 2001 21.6 2002 20.3 2003 19.2 2004 18.1 2005 17.1 2006 16.1 2007 15.2 2008 14.3 2009 13.4 2010 12.6 2011 11.8 2012 11.1 2013 10.5 2014 9.8 2015 9.3 2016 8.7 2017 8.3 2018 7.8 2019 7.5 2020 7.1 2021 6.9 2022 6.6