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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	413	100.0	412	100.0	825	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	145	35.1	162	39.3	307	37.2
Malignant Neoplasms	92	22.3	88	21.4	180	21.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	23	5.6	30	7.3	53	6.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	27	6.5	13	3.2	40	4.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	14	3.4	18	4.4	32	3.9
Pneumonia and Influenza	15	3.6	16	3.9	31	3.8
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3.4	13	3.2	27	3.3
Suicide	13	3.1	0	0.0	13	1.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	4	1.0	7	1.7	11	1.3
Homicide	6	1.5	2	0.5	8	1.0
Septicemia	2	0.5	4	1.0	6	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	58	14.0	59	14.3	117	14.2
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent