Year per 1,000 live births 1979 17.4 1980 17.4 1981 17.4 1982 17.2 1983 16.8 1984 16 1985 15 1986 14.1 1987 13.4 1988 13.3 1989 13.8 1990 14.8 1991 15.9 1992 16.8 1993 17.4 1994 17.5 1995 17.2 1996 16.5 1997 15.6 1998 14.6 1999 13.4 2000 12.4 2001 11.7 2002 11.1 2003 10.5 2004 9.8 2005 9.2 2006 8.7 2007 8.3 2008 7.9 2009 7.4 2010 6.9 2011 6.4 2012 5.9 2013 5.4 2014 5 2015 4.6 2016 4.3 2017 4 2018 3.8 2019 3.6 2020 3.4 2021 3.2 2022 3