Year per 1,000 live births 1990 6.5 1991 6.3 1992 6 1993 5.8 1994 5.5 1995 5.3 1996 5.1 1997 4.9 1998 4.7 1999 4.5 2000 4.4 2001 4.3 2002 4.2 2003 4.1 2004 4 2005 3.9 2006 3.7 2007 3.6 2008 3.5 2009 3.4 2010 3.3 2011 3.3 2012 3.2 2013 3.2 2014 3.1 2015 3.1 2016 3 2017 3 2018 3 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.7 2022 2.6