Year per 1,000 live births 1990 27.9 1991 27.2 1992 26.6 1993 26 1994 25.2 1995 24.6 1996 23.7 1997 22.7 1998 21.8 1999 21 2000 20.2 2001 19.2 2002 18.1 2003 16.8 2004 15.8 2005 14.8 2006 13.9 2007 13 2008 12.2 2009 11.5 2010 10.8 2011 10.2 2012 9.6 2013 9.2 2014 8.7 2015 8.3 2016 7.9 2017 7.5 2018 7.6 2019 7.4 2020 7.5 2021 7.5 2022 7.3