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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 | 939 | 100.0 | 784 | 100.0 | 1,723 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 332 | 35.4 | 255 | 32.5 | 587 | 34.1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 213 | 22.7 | 191 | 24.4 | 404 | 23.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 75 | 8.0 | 40 | 5.1 | 115 | 6.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 35 | 3.7 | 53 | 6.8 | 88 | 5.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 44 | 4.7 | 27 | 3.4 | 71 | 4.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 26 | 2.8 | 28 | 3.6 | 54 | 3.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 24 | 2.6 | 29 | 3.7 | 53 | 3.1 |
| Suicide | 31 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 35 | 2.0 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 13 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 28 | 1.6 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 17 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.8 | 23 | 1.3 |
| Septicemia | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 122 | 13.0 | 129 | 16.5 | 251 | 14.6 |
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