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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	580	100.0	487	100.0	1,067	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	238	41.0	223	45.8	461	43.2
Malignant Neoplasms	127	21.9	83	17.0	210	19.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	32	5.5	22	4.5	54	5.1
Cerebrovascular Disease	31	5.3	22	4.5	53	5.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	27	4.7	10	2.1	37	3.5
Atherosclerosis	16	2.8	18	3.7	34	3.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	21	3.6	9	1.8	30	2.8
Suicide	15	2.6	3	0.6	18	1.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	1.0	8	1.6	14	1.3
Diabetes Mellitus	4	0.7	8	1.6	12	1.1
Septicemia	2	0.3	3	0.6	5	0.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	61	10.5	78	16.0	139	13.0
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent