Year per 1,000 people 1960 17.996 1961 17.45 1962 16.923 1963 16.616 1964 16.335 1965 16.189 1966 16.061 1967 16.031 1968 15.959 1969 15.779 1970 15.396 1971 14.668 1972 14.035 1973 13.318 1974 12.826 1975 12.543 1976 12.491 1977 12.637 1978 12.892 1979 13.339 1980 15.815 1981 15.424 1982 13.772 1983 13.026 1984 11.596 1985 10.464 1986 10.059 1987 9.151 1988 8.35 1989 9.062 1990 7.812 1991 7.257 1992 6.929 1993 6.702 1994 6.556 1995 6.478 1996 6.314 1997 6.14 1998 6.087 1999 5.904 2000 5.876 2001 6.119 2002 6.046 2003 6.268 2004 6.408 2005 6.599 2006 6.705 2007 6.814 2008 6.74 2009 6.75 2010 6.758 2011 6.892 2012 7.038 2013 7.149 2014 7.168 2015 7.07 2016 6.925 2017 6.857 2018 6.938 2019 7.451 2020 8.442 2021 8.661 2022 8.173