Year per 1,000 people 1960 14.995 1961 14.727 1962 14.427 1963 13.948 1964 13.446 1965 12.995 1966 12.557 1967 12.1 1968 11.624 1969 11.184 1970 10.979 1971 10.69 1972 10.468 1973 10.394 1974 10.153 1975 10.004 1976 9.765 1977 9.795 1978 9.588 1979 7 1980 7.5 1981 7.2 1982 7.4 1983 7.5 1984 7.5 1985 7.2 1986 7.1 1987 7 1988 6.9 1989 6.3 1990 6.1 1991 6.2 1992 6.5 1993 6.6 1994 6.6 1995 6.4 1996 6.2 1997 5.8 1998 5.9 1999 5.4 2000 5.5 2001 5.3 2002 5.4 2003 5.3 2004 5 2005 5.4 2006 5.3 2007 5.1 2008 5.1 2009 4.8 2010 4.8 2011 4.9 2012 4.9 2013 4.8 2014 4.9 2015 4.9 2016 4.9 2017 5 2018 4.7 2019 4.6 2020 5.1 2021 5 2022 4.8