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| Leading Causes of Death | Total All Age Groups | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 101,771 | 100.0 | 99,115 | 100.0 | 200,886 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 34,674 | 34.1 | 35,115 | 35.4 | 69,789 | 34.7 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 24,603 | 24.2 | 21,895 | 22.1 | 46,498 | 23.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 4,705 | 4.6 | 7,537 | 7.6 | 12,242 | 6.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 5,700 | 5.6 | 4,803 | 4.8 | 10,503 | 5.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 5,413 | 5.3 | 2,757 | 2.8 | 8,170 | 4.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 3,196 | 3.1 | 3,546 | 3.6 | 6,742 | 3.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2,356 | 2.3 | 3,572 | 3.6 | 5,928 | 3.0 |
| Suicide | 2,123 | 2.1 | 383 | 0.4 | 2,506 | 1.2 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 1,121 | 1.1 | 1,248 | 1.3 | 2,369 | 1.2 |
| Septicemia | 850 | 0.8 | 1,107 | 1.1 | 1,957 | 1.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,240 | 1.2 | 636 | 0.6 | 1,876 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 15,790 | 15.5 | 16,516 | 16.7 | 32,306 | 16.1 |
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