Year per 1,000 live births 1979 30.4 1980 29.5 1981 28.5 1982 27.5 1983 26.5 1984 25.7 1985 25.3 1986 24.9 1987 24.6 1988 24.4 1989 24.2 1990 24.2 1991 24.5 1992 25.3 1993 26.2 1994 26.5 1995 26.1 1996 24.9 1997 23.5 1998 22 1999 20.9 2000 20.2 2001 19.8 2002 19.6 2003 19.5 2004 19.4 2005 19.4 2006 19.3 2007 19.1 2008 18.4 2009 17.7 2010 16.8 2011 16.2 2012 15.8 2013 15.6 2014 15.2 2015 14.8 2016 14.2 2017 13.5 2018 12.9 2019 12.4 2020 12.1 2021 11.9 2022 11.8