Year per 1,000 people 1960 9.5 1961 9.3 1962 9.5 1963 9.6 1964 9.4 1965 9.4 1966 9.5 1967 9.4 1968 9.8 1969 9.5 1970 9.5 1971 9.3 1972 9.4 1973 9.3 1974 9.1 1975 8.8 1976 8.8 1977 8.6 1978 8.7 1979 8.5 1980 8.8 1981 8.6 1982 8.5 1983 8.6 1984 8.7 1985 8.7 1986 8.7 1987 8.6 1988 8.9 1989 8.8 1990 8.6 1991 8.6 1992 8.5 1993 8.8 1994 8.8 1995 8.8 1996 8.8 1997 8.7 1998 8.6 1999 8.6 2000 8.5 2001 8.5 2002 8.5 2003 8.4 2004 8.2 2005 8.3 2006 8.1 2007 8 2008 8.1 2009 7.9 2010 7.995 2011 8.073 2012 8.102 2013 8.215 2014 8.237 2015 8.44 2016 8.493 2017 8.638 2018 8.678 2019 8.697 2020 10.27 2021 10.4 2022 9.8