Year per 1,000 live births 1967 31.1 1968 31 1969 30.8 1970 30.6 1971 30.3 1972 30 1973 29.6 1974 29.2 1975 28.7 1976 28.3 1977 27.8 1978 27.4 1979 26.9 1980 26.4 1981 25.9 1982 25.5 1983 25 1984 24.6 1985 24.2 1986 23.9 1987 23.4 1988 23 1989 22.5 1990 22.1 1991 21.6 1992 21.1 1993 20.7 1994 20.3 1995 19.9 1996 19.6 1997 19.3 1998 18.9 1999 18.5 2000 18.1 2001 17.6 2002 17.2 2003 16.8 2004 16.4 2005 16 2006 15.5 2007 15.1 2008 14.6 2009 14.2 2010 13.8 2011 13.4 2012 12.9 2013 12.6 2014 12.2 2015 11.8 2016 11.4 2017 11 2018 10.6 2019 10.3 2020 9.9 2021 9.6 2022 9.2