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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 | 2,214 | 100.0 | 2,293 | 100.0 | 4,507 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 703 | 31.8 | 688 | 30.0 | 1,391 | 30.9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 520 | 23.5 | 497 | 21.7 | 1,017 | 22.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 89 | 4.0 | 200 | 8.7 | 289 | 6.4 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 116 | 5.2 | 114 | 5.0 | 230 | 5.1 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 122 | 5.5 | 64 | 2.8 | 186 | 4.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 73 | 3.3 | 88 | 3.8 | 161 | 3.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 44 | 2.0 | 70 | 3.1 | 114 | 2.5 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 39 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.3 | 69 | 1.5 |
| Suicide | 50 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.5 | 61 | 1.4 |
| Septicemia | 18 | 0.8 | 31 | 1.4 | 49 | 1.1 |
| Atherosclerosis | 16 | 0.7 | 25 | 1.1 | 41 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 424 | 19.2 | 475 | 20.7 | 899 | 19.9 |
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