Year per 1,000 live births 1984 44.3 1985 43.9 1986 43.6 1987 43.1 1988 42.6 1989 42.2 1990 41.7 1991 41.2 1992 40.9 1993 40.6 1994 40.3 1995 40.1 1996 39.8 1997 39.5 1998 39.1 1999 38.7 2000 38.4 2001 38 2002 37.6 2003 37.2 2004 36.7 2005 36 2006 35.3 2007 34.6 2008 33.8 2009 33.1 2010 32.3 2011 31.7 2012 31.1 2013 30.5 2014 30 2015 29.4 2016 28.8 2017 28.3 2018 27.8 2019 27.3 2020 26.8 2021 26.2 2022 25.7