Year per 1,000 live births 1973 33.7 1974 33.5 1975 33.1 1976 32.7 1977 32.2 1978 31.6 1979 31 1980 30.3 1981 29.5 1982 28.7 1983 27.7 1984 26.7 1985 25.7 1986 24.7 1987 23.6 1988 22.4 1989 21.2 1990 20 1991 18.9 1992 17.9 1993 17 1994 16.2 1995 15.3 1996 14.6 1997 13.9 1998 13.2 1999 12.5 2000 11.8 2001 11.2 2002 10.6 2003 10 2004 9.4 2005 8.9 2006 8.5 2007 8.1 2008 7.8 2009 7.6 2010 7.4 2011 7.3 2012 7.3 2013 7.3 2014 7.3 2015 7.5 2016 7.7 2017 7.9 2018 8.3 2019 8.7 2020 9.3 2021 9.8 2022 10.4