Year per 1,000 people 1960 44.74 1961 44.232 1962 43.739 1963 43.282 1964 42.778 1965 42.113 1966 41.505 1967 41.26 1968 39.657 1969 38.021 1970 36.522 1971 35.26 1972 34.287 1973 33.663 1974 33.355 1975 33.27 1976 33.37 1977 33.59 1978 34.146 1979 34.674 1980 34.991 1981 35.077 1982 34.916 1983 34.494 1984 33.778 1985 32.87 1986 31.915 1987 31.057 1988 30.766 1989 30.638 1990 30.655 1991 30.867 1992 30.936 1993 30.806 1994 30.488 1995 30.085 1996 29.834 1997 29.285 1998 29.343 1999 28.875 2000 28.378 2001 28.257 2002 28.71 2003 29.248 2004 29.347 2005 29.13 2006 28.731 2007 28.277 2008 27.993 2009 27.63 2010 27.266 2011 26.943 2012 26.505 2013 26.104 2014 25.68 2015 25.171 2016 24.543 2017 24.015 2018 23.625 2019 23.424 2020 23.139 2021 23.045 2022 22.894