Year per 1,000 people 1960 24.1 1961 24.4 1962 24.5 1963 23.5 1964 24 1965 23.4 1966 23.2 1967 22.8 1968 22.1 1969 21.7 1970 20.8 1971 21 1972 20.2 1973 20 1974 19.6 1975 19.8 1976 20 1977 19.1 1978 17.5 1979 16.6 1980 16.2 1981 15.4 1982 15.2 1983 14.5 1984 14.3 1985 13 1986 12.6 1987 12.3 1988 12.2 1989 11.8 1990 11.7 1991 11.7 1992 11.5 1993 11.4 1994 10.9 1995 10.7 1996 11 1997 11.2 1998 11.2 1999 11.4 2000 11.7 2001 10.9 2002 11 2003 10.8 2004 10.4 2005 10.4 2006 10 2007 9.7 2008 9.9 2009 9.4 2010 9.6 2011 9.2 2012 8.5 2013 7.9 2014 7.9 2015 8.3 2016 8.4 2017 8.4 2018 8.5 2019 8.4 2020 8.2 2021 7.7 2022 8