Year per 1,000 live births 1980 7.5 1981 7.3 1982 7 1983 6.8 1984 6.7 1985 6.6 1986 6.4 1987 6.4 1988 6.7 1989 7.3 1990 8.3 1991 9.4 1992 10.5 1993 11.3 1994 11.5 1995 11.3 1996 10.6 1997 9.6 1998 8.6 1999 7.8 2000 7.2 2001 6.6 2002 6.1 2003 5.8 2004 5.5 2005 5.4 2006 5.2 2007 5 2008 4.8 2009 4.5 2010 4.2 2011 3.8 2012 3.5 2013 3.2 2014 2.9 2015 2.7 2016 2.6 2017 2.4 2018 2.3 2019 2.1 2020 2 2021 1.8 2022 1.6