Year per 1,000 people 1960 26.659 1961 27.483 1962 27.211 1963 26.913 1964 26.582 1965 26.205 1966 25.92 1967 25.58 1968 25.192 1969 24.824 1970 24.407 1971 23.906 1972 23.436 1973 23.004 1974 22.61 1975 22.884 1976 22.842 1977 22.571 1978 22.227 1979 21.936 1980 21.71 1981 21.462 1982 21.247 1983 21.979 1984 21.788 1985 21.576 1986 21.429 1987 22.934 1988 22.387 1989 22.161 1990 21.993 1991 20.475 1992 21.634 1993 21.41 1994 20.352 1995 18.826 1996 18.635 1997 18.367 1998 19.106 1999 18.701 2000 18.287 2001 17.789 2002 17.275 2003 15.804 2004 15.151 2005 14.497 2006 13.943 2007 13.133 2008 12.478 2009 11.788 2010 11.177 2011 10.63 2012 10.031 2013 9.607 2014 9.181 2015 8.826 2016 8.555 2017 8.242 2018 7.99 2019 7.811 2020 7.821 2021 8.009 2022 7.863