Year per 1000 people 1960 1.4 1961 1.4 1962 1.4 1963 1.4 1964 1.4 1965 1.4 1966 1.4 1967 1.4 1968 1.4 1969 1.5 1970 1.5 1971 1.6 1972 1.6 1973 1.7 1974 1.8 1975 1.9 1976 2 1977 2.1 1978 2.2 1979 2.4 1980 2.5 1981 2.6 1982 2.6 1983 2.6 1984 2.6 1985 2.7 1986 2.8 1987 2.9 1988 3 1989 2.9 1990 3 1991 3 1992 3 1993 3.1 1994 3.1 1995 3.2 1996 3.2 1997 3.3 1998 3.3 1999 3.4 2000 3.5 2001 3.5 2002 3.615 2006 3.97 2010 3.806 2011 3.826 2012 3.903 2013 4.025 2014 4.114 2015 4.189 2016 4.248