5.4. VITAL STATISTICS
(thou. persons)

Years

Births

Deaths

Natural
increase, decrease (-)

Infant deaths
under 1 year old

1992

1587.6

1807.4

-219.8

29.2

1995

1363.8

2203.8

-840.0

24.8

2000

1266.8

2225.3

-958.5

19.3

2001

1311.6

2254.9

-943.3

19.1

2002

1397.0

2332.3

-935.3

18.4

2003

1477.3

2365.8

-888.5

18.1

2004

1502.5

2295.4

-792.9

17.3

2005

1457.4

2303.9

-846.5

16.1

2006

1476.2

2165.7

-689.5

15.0