Year per 1,000 live births 1989 35.9 1990 35 1991 34.2 1992 33.3 1993 32.5 1994 31.8 1995 31.2 1996 30.5 1997 29.8 1998 29.1 1999 28.3 2000 27.6 2001 26.9 2002 26.2 2003 25.7 2004 25.2 2005 24.8 2006 24.5 2007 24.2 2008 24 2009 23.7 2010 23.6 2011 23.4 2012 23.4 2013 23.4 2014 23.5 2015 23.6 2016 23.8 2017 23.8 2018 23.8 2019 23.6 2020 23.4 2021 23.2 2022 22.8