Year per 1,000 live births 1968 48.3 1969 47.6 1970 46.7 1971 45.8 1972 45 1973 44.3 1974 44 1975 43.8 1976 43.8 1977 43.8 1978 43.8 1979 43.9 1980 43.9 1981 44 1982 44 1983 43.9 1984 43.6 1985 43.1 1986 42.7 1987 42.2 1988 41.6 1989 40.9 1990 40.2 1991 39.4 1992 38.7 1993 38.1 1994 37.5 1995 37 1996 36.3 1997 35.6 1998 34.9 1999 34 2000 32.9 2001 31.8 2002 30.6 2003 29.5 2004 28.4 2005 27.4 2006 26.6 2007 25.9 2008 25.3 2009 24.7 2010 24.2 2011 23.7 2012 23.4 2013 23.1 2014 22.8 2015 22.6 2016 22.3 2017 22.1 2018 21.7 2019 21.2 2020 20.7 2021 20.1 2022 19.6