Year per 1,000 people 1960 17.8 1961 17.4 1962 16.7 1963 16.4 1964 16.1 1965 15.3 1966 14.9 1967 15 1968 16.9 1969 17 1970 16.3 1971 15.9 1972 15.3 1973 16.2 1974 17.2 1975 16.6 1976 16.5 1977 16.1 1978 15.5 1979 15.3 1980 14.5 1981 14 1982 13.9 1983 13.8 1984 13.6 1985 13.3 1986 13.4 1987 13 1988 13.1 1989 12.6 1990 12.1 1991 11.1 1992 10.4 1993 10 1994 9.4 1995 8.6 1996 8.6 1997 7.7 1998 7.9 1999 8.8 2000 9 2001 8.5 2002 8.5 2003 8.7 2004 9.1 2005 9.3 2006 9.7 2007 10 2008 10.4 2009 10.9 2010 10.2 2011 9.6 2012 9.5 2013 9.2 2014 9.4 2015 9.2 2016 9.1 2017 9 2018 8.9 2019 8.8 2020 8.5 2021 8.5 2022 8.8