Year per 1,000 people 1960 24.851 1961 24.627 1962 24.389 1963 24.124 1964 23.665 1965 23.257 1966 22.872 1967 22.407 1968 22.076 1969 21.615 1970 21.186 1971 20.77 1972 20.425 1973 20.073 1974 19.739 1975 19.315 1976 18.953 1977 18.619 1978 18.13 1979 17.708 1980 17.241 1981 16.871 1982 16.481 1983 16.139 1984 15.62 1985 15.17 1986 14.723 1987 14.127 1988 13.739 1989 13.095 1990 12.66 1991 12.131 1992 11.552 1993 11.067 1994 10.547 1995 10.11 1996 9.713 1997 9.252 1998 8.839 1999 8.544 2000 8.294 2001 7.949 2002 7.954 2003 7.587 2004 7.359 2005 7.132 2006 7.014 2007 6.893 2008 6.943 2009 6.897 2010 6.987 2011 6.891 2012 6.961 2013 6.887 2014 6.981 2015 7.376 2016 6.93 2017 6.971 2018 7.041 2019 6.871 2020 7.209 2021 7.776 2022 6.651