Year per 1,000 live births 1967 21.3 1968 20.8 1969 19.4 1970 17.9 1971 16.9 1972 16.7 1973 16.8 1974 17.3 1975 17.7 1976 17.8 1977 17.6 1978 17.2 1979 16.6 1980 16 1981 15.5 1982 15.1 1983 14.8 1984 14.3 1985 13.7 1986 12.8 1987 11.9 1988 11.4 1989 11.3 1990 11.9 1991 13 1992 14.2 1993 14.5 1994 13.4 1995 11.9 1996 10.7 1997 9.8 1998 9.3 1999 8.9 2000 8.6 2001 8.2 2002 7.9 2003 7.6 2004 7.5 2005 7.3 2006 6.9 2007 6.4 2008 5.9 2009 5.4 2010 4.9 2011 4.5 2012 4.2 2013 4 2014 4 2015 4 2016 3.8 2017 3.5 2018 3.2 2019 3 2020 2.9 2021 2.9 2022 2.9