Year per 1,000 people 1960 8.721 1961 8.613 1962 8.177 1963 7.788 1964 7.424 1965 7.081 1966 6.737 1967 6.449 1968 6.166 1969 5.922 1970 5.732 1971 5.567 1972 5.596 1973 5.613 1974 5.682 1975 5.759 1976 5.834 1977 5.924 1978 6.02 1979 6.152 1980 6.272 1981 6.397 1982 6.238 1983 6.024 1984 5.799 1985 5.562 1986 5.327 1987 5.079 1988 4.879 1989 4.639 1990 4.425 1991 4.179 1992 4.018 1993 3.936 1994 3.859 1995 3.796 1996 3.639 1997 3.653 1998 3.672 1999 3.654 2000 3.64 2001 3.654 2002 3.701 2003 3.692 2004 3.694 2005 3.644 2006 3.64 2007 3.62 2008 3.577 2009 3.526 2010 3.678 2011 3.719 2012 3.771 2013 3.715 2014 3.768 2015 3.851 2016 3.877 2017 3.864 2018 3.86 2019 3.983 2020 4.047 2021 4.111 2022 4.256