Year per 1,000 live births 1979 13.1 1980 13.1 1981 13.1 1982 12.9 1983 12.6 1984 12.1 1985 11.4 1986 10.7 1987 10.2 1988 10.2 1989 10.7 1990 11.5 1991 12.4 1992 13.3 1993 13.9 1994 14.1 1995 14 1996 13.6 1997 13 1998 12.1 1999 11.3 2000 10.5 2001 9.9 2002 9.4 2003 8.9 2004 8.4 2005 7.9 2006 7.5 2007 7.1 2008 6.8 2009 6.4 2010 6 2011 5.6 2012 5.1 2013 4.7 2014 4.3 2015 4 2016 3.7 2017 3.5 2018 3.3 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 2.7 2022 2.6