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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 | 403 | 100.0 | 348 | 100.0 | 751 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 131 | 32.5 | 121 | 34.8 | 252 | 33.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 99 | 24.6 | 77 | 22.1 | 176 | 23.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 21 | 5.2 | 34 | 9.8 | 55 | 7.3 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 19 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.6 | 35 | 4.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 26 | 6.5 | 5 | 1.4 | 31 | 4.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 2.0 | 21 | 6.0 | 29 | 3.9 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 10 | 2.5 | 18 | 5.2 | 28 | 3.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.5 |
| Suicide | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 65 | 16.1 | 48 | 13.8 | 113 | 15.0 |
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