Year per 1,000 live births 1989 50.1 1990 49.8 1991 49.6 1992 49.4 1993 49.2 1994 48.9 1995 48.7 1996 48.3 1997 47.9 1998 47.5 1999 46.9 2000 46.4 2001 45.8 2002 45.3 2003 44.5 2004 43.3 2005 42 2006 40.6 2007 39.2 2008 37.8 2009 36.6 2010 35.8 2011 34.9 2012 34.3 2013 33.6 2014 32.9 2015 32.3 2016 31.6 2017 30.9 2018 30.3 2019 29.7 2020 29.1 2021 28.5 2022 27.9