Year per 1,000 people 1970 4.69999980926514 1979 5.5 1980 5.40000009536743 1981 5.40000009536743 1982 5.40000009536743 1983 5.19999980926514 1984 5 1985 4.90000009536743 1986 4.80000019073486 1987 4.80000019073486 1988 4.69999980926514 1989 4.69999980926514 1990 4.5999999046 1991 4.5999999046 1992 4.5 1993 4.4000000954 1994 4.4000000954 1995 4.3000001907 1996 4.3000001907 1997 4.1999998093 1998 4.1999998093 1999 4.0999999046 2000 3.65 2001 3.58 2002 3.53 2003 3.44 2004 3.4 2005 3.34 2006 3.29 2007 3.25 2008 3.2 2009 3.16 2010 3.11 2011 3.05 2012 2.99 2013 2.96 2014 2.97 2015 2.98 2016 2.97 2017 2.97 2018 2.97