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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	506	100.0	401	100.0	907	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	163	32.2	155	38.7	318	35.1
Malignant Neoplasms	127	25.1	79	19.7	206	22.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	28	5.5	35	8.7	63	6.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	38	7.5	13	3.2	51	5.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	26	5.1	22	5.5	48	5.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	22	4.3	7	1.7	29	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2.0	16	4.0	26	2.9
Suicide	11	2.2	3	0.7	14	1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	7	1.4	1	0.2	8	0.9
Septicemia	2	0.4	5	1.2	7	0.8
Atherosclerosis	2	0.4	4	1.0	6	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	70	13.8	61	15.2	131	14.4
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent