Year per 1,000 live births 1979 23.6 1980 23.5 1981 23.3 1982 23 1983 22.3 1984 21.1 1985 19.7 1986 18.4 1987 17.5 1988 17.3 1989 17.9 1990 19.1 1991 20.4 1992 21.5 1993 22.2 1994 22.3 1995 21.8 1996 20.9 1997 19.7 1998 18.3 1999 16.8 2000 15.5 2001 14.5 2002 13.7 2003 13 2004 12.1 2005 11.3 2006 10.7 2007 10.1 2008 9.6 2009 9 2010 8.4 2011 7.8 2012 7.1 2013 6.5 2014 5.9 2015 5.5 2016 5.1 2017 4.8 2018 4.5 2019 4.3 2020 4 2021 3.7 2022 3.5