Year per 1,000 live births 1967 24.1 1968 23.5 1969 22 1970 20.2 1971 19.2 1972 18.9 1973 19.1 1974 19.7 1975 20.2 1976 20.4 1977 20.1 1978 19.6 1979 18.9 1980 18.2 1981 17.6 1982 17.1 1983 16.7 1984 16.3 1985 15.5 1986 14.4 1987 13.3 1988 12.6 1989 12.6 1990 13.1 1991 14.4 1992 15.8 1993 16.1 1994 14.9 1995 13.1 1996 11.7 1997 10.8 1998 10.2 1999 9.7 2000 9.4 2001 9 2002 8.6 2003 8.4 2004 8.2 2005 7.9 2006 7.5 2007 7 2008 6.4 2009 5.8 2010 5.3 2011 4.8 2012 4.5 2013 4.4 2014 4.3 2015 4.3 2016 4.1 2017 3.8 2018 3.5 2019 3.3 2020 3.1 2021 3.1 2022 3.1