Year per 1,000 live births 1990 9.5 1991 9.1 1992 8.7 1993 8.3 1994 8 1995 7.6 1996 7.2 1997 7 1998 6.7 1999 6.5 2000 6.2 2001 6 2002 5.9 2003 5.7 2004 5.6 2005 5.4 2006 5.3 2007 5.1 2008 5 2009 4.8 2010 4.7 2011 4.6 2012 4.5 2013 4.4 2014 4.3 2015 4.2 2016 4.2 2017 4.1 2018 4 2019 4 2020 3.9 2021 3.9 2022 3.8