Year per 1,000 live births 1981 17.8 1982 16.9 1983 16.1 1984 15.3 1985 14.4 1986 13.6 1987 12.7 1988 11.9 1989 11.1 1990 10.4 1991 9.7 1992 9 1993 8.4 1994 7.9 1995 7.3 1996 6.9 1997 6.5 1998 6.1 1999 5.8 2000 5.4 2001 5.2 2002 4.9 2003 4.7 2004 4.4 2005 4.2 2006 4 2007 3.8 2008 3.6 2009 3.4 2010 3.2 2011 3.1 2012 2.9 2013 2.8 2014 2.7 2015 2.6 2016 2.6 2017 2.5 2018 2.4 2019 2.4 2020 2.4 2021 2.4 2022 2.3