Year per 1,000 people 1960 9.8 1961 9.4 1962 9.9 1963 10 1964 9.3 1965 9.5 1966 9.4 1967 9.2 1968 9.5 1969 9.5 1970 9.2 1971 9.3 1972 9 1973 9 1974 8.9 1975 8.8 1976 9.1 1977 8.9 1978 9.2 1979 9.1 1980 9.4 1981 9.4 1982 9.3 1983 9.5 1984 9.1 1985 9.2 1986 9.2 1987 9.3 1988 9 1989 9.2 1990 9.5 1991 9.2 1992 9.1 1993 9 1994 8.9 1995 9 1996 8.9 1997 8.9 1998 8.8 1999 8.7 2000 8.7 2001 8.5 2002 8.5 2003 8.6 2004 8.1 2005 8.2 2006 8.1 2007 8.1 2008 8 2009 8.1 2010 8 2011 7.8 2012 8 2013 8 2014 7.8 2015 8.2 2016 7.8 2017 7.9 2018 7.9 2019 7.9 2020 8.8 2021 8.2 2022 8.5