Year per 1,000 people 1960 6.2 1961 5.9 1962 5.8 1963 5.6 1964 5.7 1965 5.4 1966 5.4 1967 5.3 1968 5.5 1969 5 1970 5.2 1971 5.4 1972 5.4 1973 5.4 1974 5.2 1975 5.1 1976 5.1 1977 5.1 1978 5.1 1979 5.2 1980 4.9 1981 4.9 1982 4.9 1983 5 1984 4.8 1985 4.9 1986 4.6 1987 4.7 1988 4.9 1989 4.9 1990 4.7 1991 4.6 1992 4.7 1993 4.6 1994 4.7 1995 4.8 1996 4.7 1997 4.5 1998 4.6 1999 4.5 2000 4.5 2001 4.3 2002 4.4 2003 4.5 2004 4.4 2005 4.4 2006 4.4 2007 4.5 2008 4.4 2009 4.3 2010 4.4 2011 4.5 2012 4.5 2013 4.6 2014 4.7 2015 4.8 2016 4.8 2017 5 2018 5 2019 5 2020 5.2 2021 5.8 2022 6.3