Year per 1,000 people 1960 18.469 1961 17.847 1962 17.338 1963 16.815 1964 16.357 1965 15.917 1966 15.446 1967 15.114 1968 14.744 1969 14.332 1970 13.913 1971 13.595 1972 13.34 1973 12.983 1974 12.541 1975 11.983 1976 11.576 1977 11.086 1978 10.71 1979 10.424 1980 10.24 1981 10.186 1982 10.185 1983 10.194 1984 10.207 1985 9.919 1986 9.597 1987 9.229 1988 8.868 1989 8.642 1990 8.315 1991 8.137 1992 7.977 1993 7.887 1994 7.807 1995 8.178 1996 7.347 1997 6.97 1998 6.624 1999 6.321 2000 5.844 2001 5.446 2002 5.291 2003 5.19 2004 5.175 2005 5.151 2006 5.601 2007 5.636 2008 6.15 2009 6.205 2010 6.409 2011 5.938 2012 5.808 2013 5.472 2014 5.401 2015 5.695 2016 5.198 2017 4.868 2018 5.275 2019 5.162 2020 5.692 2021 6.028 2022 5.659