Year per 1,000 people 1965 1.44000005722046 1966 1.51999998092651 1967 1.5 1968 1.45000004768372 1969 1.45000004768372 1970 1.53999996185303 1971 1.58000004291534 1972 1.71000003814697 1973 1.76999998092651 1974 1.85000002384186 1975 1.91999995708466 1976 2 1977 2.0699999332428 1978 2.14000010490417 1979 2.20000004768372 1980 2.23000001907349 1981 2.25 1982 2.25999999046326 1983 2.28999996185303 1984 2.32999992370605 1985 2.36999988555908 1986 2.40000009536743 1987 2.48000001907349 1988 2.53999996185303 1989 2.55999994277954 1990 2.5799999237 1991 2.5999999046 1992 2.6199998856 1993 2.6300001144 1994 2.6300001144 1995 2.6099998951 1996 2.5499999523 1997 2.5499999523 1998 2.5299999714 1999 2.5199999809 2000 1.68 2001 1.66 2002 1.7 2003 1.73 2004 1.79 2005 1.84 2006 1.91 2007 1.99 2008 2.13 2009 2.29 2010 2.47 2011 2.69 2012 3.01 2013 3.29 2014 3.55 2015 3.79 2016 4.02 2017 4.31