Year per 1,000 people 1970 8.10000038146973 1972 8.39999961853027 1973 8.30000019073486 1974 8.5 1975 8.5 1976 8.60000038146973 1977 8.39999961853027 1978 8.5 1979 8.19999980926514 1980 8.10000038146973 1981 7.80000019073486 1982 7.69999980926514 1983 7.40000009536743 1984 7.09999990463257 1985 7 1986 6.90000009536743 1987 6.19999980926514 1988 6 1989 5.80000019073486 1990 5.5999999046 1991 5.4000000954 1992 5.0999999046 1993 5 1994 5 1995 4.9000000954 1996 4.6999998093 1997 4.5999999046 1998 4.5 1999 4.3000001907 2000 4.29 2001 4.22 2002 4.29 2003 4.13 2004 3.97 2005 3.86 2006 3.79 2007 3.69 2008 3.57 2009 3.49 2010 3.5 2011 3.13 2013 3.07 2014 2.69 2015 2.53 2016 2.6 2017 2.61 2018 2.43 2019 2.6