Year per 1,000 live births 1967 18.4 1968 18 1969 16.8 1970 15.4 1971 14.6 1972 14.3 1973 14.5 1974 14.8 1975 15.1 1976 15.2 1977 15 1978 14.7 1979 14.2 1980 13.7 1981 13.3 1982 13 1983 12.7 1984 12.3 1985 11.9 1986 11.2 1987 10.5 1988 10 1989 10 1990 10.5 1991 11.5 1992 12.6 1993 12.8 1994 11.9 1995 10.6 1996 9.5 1997 8.8 1998 8.3 1999 8 2000 7.7 2001 7.4 2002 7.1 2003 6.9 2004 6.7 2005 6.6 2006 6.3 2007 5.9 2008 5.4 2009 4.9 2010 4.5 2011 4.1 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.7 2015 3.7 2016 3.5 2017 3.2 2018 3 2019 2.8 2020 2.7 2021 2.6 2022 2.6