Year per 1,000 people 1960 1.2 1961 1.2 1962 1.2 1963 1.2 1964 1.2 1965 1.2 1966 1.2 1967 1.2 1968 1.3 1969 1.3 1970 1.4 1971 1.5 1972 1.6 1973 1.6 1974 1.7 1975 1.8 1976 1.9 1977 1.9 1978 2 1979 2 1980 2.1 1981 2.2 1982 2.3 1983 2.3 1984 2.4 1985 2.6 1986 2.6 1987 2.7 1988 2.7 1989 2.8 1990 2.847 1991 2.845 1992 2.951 1993 2.952 1994 2.994 1995 3.022 1996 3.118 1997 3.257 1998 3.314 1999 3.379 2000 3.439 2001 3.471 2002 3.575 2003 3.613 2004 3.612 2005 3.609 2006 3.601 2007 3.61 2008 3.639 2009 3.645 2010 3.588 2011 3.501 2012 3.558 2013 3.605 2014 3.642 2015 3.772 2016 3.849 2017 3.871 2018 3.891 2019 3.891