Year per 1,000 people 1960 1.5 1961 1.6 1962 1.7 1963 1.7 1964 1.8 1965 1.9 1966 1.9 1967 2 1968 1.9 1969 2 1970 2 1971 2.1 1972 2.1 1973 2.2 1974 2.2 1975 2.2 1976 2.3 1977 2.3 1978 2.4 1979 2.5 1980 2.3 1981 2.3 1982 2.4 1983 2.4 1984 2.5 1985 2.5 1986 2.6 1987 2.7 1988 2.7 1989 2.7 1990 2.942 1991 3.029 1992 3.007 1993 2.955 1994 2.996 1995 3.004 1996 3.041 1997 3.077 1998 3.083 1999 3.106 2000 2.685 2001 2.893 2002 3.198 2003 3.251 2004 3.341 2005 2.785 2006 3.04 2007 2.807 2008 3.095 2009 3.025 2010 2.872 2011 2.964 2012 3.088 2013 3.209 2014 3.323 2015 3.097 2016 3.211 2017 3.325 2018 3.384 2019 3.493 2020 3.139 2021 3.291