Year per 1,000 people 1960 1.2 1962 1.2 1963 1.1 1964 1.2 1965 1.3 1966 1.3 1967 1.3 1968 1.4 1969 1.4 1970 1.4 1971 1.5 1972 1.5 1973 1.6 1974 1.7 1975 1.7 1976 1.8 1977 1.9 1978 1.9 1979 1.9 1980 2 1981 2 1982 2.1 1983 2.1 1984 2.2 1985 2.2 1986 2.3 1987 2.5 1991 2.602 1992 2.656 1993 2.702 1994 2.785 1995 2.953 1996 3.047 1997 3.075 1998 3.166 1999 3.287 2000 3.38 2001 3.54 2002 3.218 2003 3.23 2004 3.4 2005 3.563 2006 3.731 2007 3.844 2008 3.955 2009 4.048 2010 4.114 2011 4.188 2012 4.231 2013 4.305 2014 4.429 2015 4.451 2016 4.581 2017 4.735 2018 4.857 2019 4.968 2020 5.086 2021 5.168