Year per 1,000 people 1960 10 1961 9.8 1962 10.2 1963 10.1 1964 10 1965 10.1 1966 10 1967 10.1 1968 10.4 1969 10.5 1970 9.9 1971 10.2 1972 10.3 1973 10.5 1974 10.6 1975 10.8 1976 11 1977 10.7 1978 10.8 1979 11 1980 11 1981 11.1 1982 10.9 1983 10.9 1984 10.9 1985 11.3 1986 11.1 1987 11.1 1988 11.5 1989 10.8 1990 11.1 1991 11 1992 10.9 1993 11.1 1994 10.5 1995 10.6 1996 10.6 1997 10.6 1998 10.5 1999 10.7 2000 10.5 2001 10.5 2002 10.6 2003 10.4 2004 10.1 2005 10.2 2006 10 2007 10 2008 9.9 2009 9.7 2010 9.6 2011 9.5 2012 9.7 2013 9.4 2014 9.2 2015 9.3 2016 9.2 2017 9.1 2018 9.1 2019 8.6 2020 9.5 2021 8.8 2022 9