Year per 1,000 people 1960 23.183 1961 22.928 1962 22.778 1963 22.701 1964 22.871 1965 22.801 1966 22.79 1967 22.73 1968 22.682 1969 22.618 1970 22.533 1971 22.478 1972 22.501 1973 22.392 1974 22.149 1975 21.796 1976 21.791 1977 21.794 1978 21.787 1979 21.897 1980 21.891 1981 23.761 1982 23.482 1983 23.276 1984 24.964 1985 24.664 1986 22.76 1987 22.614 1988 20.57 1989 20.313 1990 20.036 1991 19.812 1992 19.515 1993 19.144 1994 18.853 1995 18.429 1996 17.91 1997 17.321 1998 16.829 1999 16.217 2000 15.677 2001 15.181 2002 14.731 2003 14.434 2004 14.073 2005 13.753 2006 13.399 2007 12.93 2008 12.536 2009 12.149 2010 11.902 2011 11.473 2012 10.995 2013 10.492 2014 10.005 2015 9.506 2016 9.049 2017 8.69 2018 8.337 2019 8.04 2020 8.004 2021 8.793 2022 8.611