Year per 1,000 people 1960 1 1961 1 1962 1 1963 1 1964 1 1965 1 1966 1 1967 1 1968 1.1 1969 1.1 1970 1.1 1971 1.2 1972 1.2 1973 1.2 1974 1.2 1975 1.3 1976 1.3 1977 1.3 1978 1.5 1979 1.6 1980 1.7 1981 1.5 1982 1.7 1983 1.7 1984 1.7 1985 1.8 1986 1.9 1987 1.8 1988 1.9 1989 2 1990 2.009 1991 2.019 1992 2.079 1993 2.138 1994 2.164 1995 2.242 1996 2.319 1997 2.4 1998 2.4354 1999 2.4878 2000 2.1509 2001 2.2172 2002 2.2696 2003 2.4011 2004 2.4568 2005 2.56 2006 2.578 2007 2.694 2008 2.718 2009 2.709 2010 2.773 2011 2.767 2012 2.806 2013 2.83 2014 2.881 2015 2.908 2016 2.885 2017 2.985