Year per 1,000 live births 1969 30.9 1970 31.3 1971 31.8 1972 32.3 1973 32.9 1974 33.3 1975 33.6 1976 33.8 1977 33.7 1978 33.5 1979 33.3 1980 33.1 1981 33 1982 32.9 1983 32.6 1984 32.1 1985 31.4 1986 30.7 1987 30 1988 29.4 1989 28.9 1990 28.5 1991 28.1 1992 27.6 1993 27.1 1994 26.7 1995 26.3 1996 25.9 1997 25.4 1998 24.9 1999 24.4 2000 23.9 2001 23.3 2002 22.6 2003 22.1 2004 21.6 2005 21.2 2006 20.9 2007 20.8 2008 20.9 2009 21 2010 21.2 2011 21.4 2012 21.6 2013 21.6 2014 21.6 2015 21.5 2016 21.1 2017 20.9 2018 20.5 2019 20.1 2020 19.8 2021 19.2 2022 18.7