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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	3,172	100.0	2,634	100.0	5,806	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	1,066	33.6	939	35.6	2,005	34.5
Malignant Neoplasms	825	26.0	626	23.8	1,451	25.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	142	4.5	227	8.6	369	6.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	148	4.7	106	4.0	254	4.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	185	5.8	65	2.5	250	4.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	105	3.3	80	3.0	185	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	60	1.9	81	3.1	141	2.4
Suicide	92	2.9	14	0.5	106	1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	35	1.1	49	1.9	84	1.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	36	1.1	13	0.5	49	0.8
Homicide	27	0.9	15	0.6	42	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	451	14.2	419	15.9	870	15.0
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent