Year per 1,000 live births 1967 27.1 1968 26.5 1969 24.7 1970 22.7 1971 21.5 1972 21.2 1973 21.4 1974 22 1975 22.5 1976 22.7 1977 22.4 1978 21.9 1979 21.1 1980 20.3 1981 19.7 1982 19.2 1983 18.8 1984 18.2 1985 17.4 1986 16.3 1987 15.1 1988 14.4 1989 14.3 1990 15 1991 16.4 1992 17.9 1993 18.3 1994 16.9 1995 15 1996 13.4 1997 12.3 1998 11.6 1999 11.1 2000 10.7 2001 10.3 2002 9.9 2003 9.5 2004 9.3 2005 9.1 2006 8.6 2007 8 2008 7.3 2009 6.7 2010 6.1 2011 5.6 2012 5.2 2013 5 2014 5 2015 4.9 2016 4.7 2017 4.3 2018 4 2019 3.7 2020 3.6 2021 3.5 2022 3.5