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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	2,016	100.0	1,861	100.0	3,877	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	802	39.8	771	41.4	1,573	40.6
Malignant Neoplasms	487	24.2	436	23.4	923	23.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	99	4.9	145	7.8	244	6.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	106	5.3	76	4.1	182	4.7
Diabetes Mellitus	42	2.1	75	4.0	117	3.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	70	3.5	33	1.8	103	2.7
Pneumonia and Influenza	51	2.5	43	2.3	94	2.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	28	1.4	21	1.1	49	1.3
Suicide	38	1.9	6	0.3	44	1.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	23	1.1	19	1.0	42	1.1
Septicemia	15	0.7	13	0.7	28	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	255	12.6	223	12.0	478	12.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent