Year per 1,000 people 1970 3.2 1971 3.3 1972 3.32 1973 3.4 1974 3.475 1975 3.63 1976 3.72 1977 3.81 1978 3.95 1979 4 1980 4.123 1981 4.212 1982 4.319 1983 4.333 1984 4.471 1985 4.611 1986 4.699 1987 4.808 1988 4.868 1989 4.971 1990 4.926 1991 4.898 1992 4.726 1993 5.003 1994 4.899 1995 4.792 1996 3.119 1997 3.707 1998 3.852 1999 3.927 2000 3.924 2001 3.852 2002 3.992 2003 4.037 2004 4.027 2005 4.056 2006 4.12 2007 4.163 2008 4.271 2009 4.511 2010 4.751 2011 4.806 2012 4.793 2013 4.828 2014 5.106 2015 5.341 2016 6.386 2017 6.515 2018 7.555 2019 7.503 2020 4.821 2021 5.405