Year per 1,000 people 1960 7.8 1961 7.7 1962 7.7 1963 7.8 1964 7.5 1965 7.6 1966 7.5 1967 7.4 1968 7.4 1969 7.3 1970 7.3 1971 7.3 1972 7.4 1973 7.4 1974 7.4 1975 7.3 1976 7.2 1977 7.1 1978 7.1 1979 7 1980 7.1 1981 7 1982 7.1 1983 7 1984 7 1985 7 1986 7.2 1987 7.2 1988 7.3 1989 7.3 1990 7.3 1991 7 1992 6.9 1993 7.1 1994 7.1 1995 7.2 1996 7.2 1997 7.2 1998 7.2 1999 7.2 2000 7.1 2001 7.1 2002 7.1 2003 7.1 2004 7.1 2005 7.1 2006 7 2007 7.2 2008 7.2 2009 7.1 2010 7.1 2011 7.1 2012 7.1 2013 7.2 2014 7.3 2015 7.4 2016 7.4 2017 7.6 2018 7.7 2019 7.6 2020 8.1 2021 8.2 2022 8.6