Year per 1,000 live births 1967 23.7 1968 23.2 1969 21.5 1970 19.8 1971 18.7 1972 18.4 1973 18.6 1974 19 1975 19.4 1976 19.6 1977 19.3 1978 18.8 1979 18.2 1980 17.6 1981 17.1 1982 16.7 1983 16.3 1984 15.8 1985 15.1 1986 14.2 1987 13.3 1988 12.7 1989 12.7 1990 13.3 1991 14.5 1992 15.8 1993 16.1 1994 15 1995 13.3 1996 11.9 1997 11 1998 10.4 1999 10 2000 9.6 2001 9.2 2002 8.8 2003 8.5 2004 8.3 2005 8.1 2006 7.7 2007 7.2 2008 6.6 2009 6.1 2010 5.5 2011 5.1 2012 4.7 2013 4.6 2014 4.5 2015 4.5 2016 4.3 2017 3.9 2018 3.6 2019 3.4 2020 3.2 2021 3.2 2022 3.2