Year per 1,000 people 1960 1.3 1961 1.3 1962 1.4 1963 1.4 1964 1.4 1965 1.5 1966 1.5 1967 1.5 1968 1.6 1969 1.6 1971 1.5 1972 1.6 1973 1.7 1974 1.8 1975 1.9 1976 1.9 1977 2 1978 2.1 1979 2.2 1980 2.3 1981 2.4 1982 2.5 1983 2.8 1984 2.7 1985 2.8 1986 2.9 1987 3 1988 3.1 1989 3.2 1990 3.268 1991 3.331 1992 3.401 1993 3.459 1994 3.524 1995 3.558 1996 3.62 1997 3.688 1998 3.74 1999 2.801 2000 2.825 2001 2.842 2002 2.852 2003 2.85 2004 2.859 2005 2.86 2006 2.876 2007 2.897 2008 2.916 2009 2.924 2010 2.925 2011 2.938 2012 2.954 2013 2.972 2014 2.984 2015 3.025 2016 3.078 2017 3.08 2018 3.124 2019 3.157 2020 3.208 2021 6.257