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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	834	100.0	773	100.0	1,607	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	290	34.8	284	36.7	574	35.7
Malignant Neoplasms	199	23.9	173	22.4	372	23.1
Cerebrovascular Disease	48	5.8	58	7.5	106	6.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	52	6.2	51	6.6	103	6.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	63	7.6	22	2.8	85	5.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	22	2.6	31	4.0	53	3.3
Diabetes Mellitus	21	2.5	30	3.9	51	3.2
Suicide	19	2.3	3	0.4	22	1.4
Septicemia	7	0.8	6	0.8	13	0.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	8	1.0	2	0.3	10	0.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	7	0.8	2	0.3	9	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	98	11.8	111	14.4	209	13.0
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent