Year per 1,000 live births 1990 27 1991 26.4 1992 25.8 1993 25.2 1994 24.5 1995 23.6 1996 22.7 1997 21.8 1998 20.9 1999 20 2000 19.2 2001 18.1 2002 17 2003 15.9 2004 15 2005 14 2006 13.1 2007 12.3 2008 11.6 2009 10.9 2010 10.3 2011 9.8 2012 9.2 2013 8.7 2014 8.3 2015 7.9 2016 7.5 2017 7.2 2018 7.1 2019 6.9 2020 6.9 2021 6.8 2022 6.6