Year per 1,000 live births 1990 49 1991 48.2 1992 47.6 1993 47 1994 46.5 1995 46.2 1996 45.5 1997 44.8 1998 44 1999 43.1 2000 42.2 2001 41.1 2002 40.1 2003 38.9 2004 38 2005 37.1 2006 36.3 2007 35.4 2008 34.5 2009 33.8 2010 33.1 2011 32.4 2012 31.7 2013 31.1 2014 30.6 2015 30.1 2016 29.6 2017 29 2018 28.4 2019 27.9 2020 27.3 2021 26.8 2022 26.2