Year per 1,000 people 1960 11.5 1961 12.3 1962 11.9 1963 11.8 1964 11.4 1965 11.5 1966 12.2 1967 10.8 1968 11.4 1969 11.5 1970 11.4 1971 10.7 1972 11.3 1973 11.1 1974 11.1 1975 10.4 1976 10.5 1977 10.2 1978 10.2 1979 10 1980 9.8 1981 9.5 1982 9.3 1983 9.4 1984 9.1 1985 9.4 1986 9.5 1987 8.9 1988 9 1989 9.1 1990 8.9 1991 8.9 1992 8.7 1993 9 1994 8.6 1995 8.9 1996 8.7 1997 8.6 1998 8.5 1999 8.7 2000 8.2 2001 7.8 2002 7.5 2003 7.3 2004 7 2005 6.8 2006 6.7 2007 6.4 2008 6.3 2009 6.3 2010 6.1 2011 6.2 2012 6.3 2013 6.4 2014 6.3 2015 6.4 2016 6.4 2017 6.3 2018 6.4 2019 6.3 2020 6.5 2021 6.8 2022 6.9