Year per 1,000 live births 1989 50.3 1990 49.4 1991 48.5 1992 47.6 1993 46.8 1994 45.9 1995 45 1996 44 1997 43 1998 42 1999 41 2000 40.1 2001 39.3 2002 38.7 2003 38.2 2004 37.6 2005 36.9 2006 36.2 2007 35.5 2008 34.7 2009 33.9 2010 33.1 2011 32.4 2012 31.7 2013 30.9 2014 30.1 2015 29.3 2016 28.5 2017 27.8 2018 27 2019 26.3 2020 25.7 2021 25 2022 24.4