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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	1,413	100.0	1,324	100.0	2,737	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	476	33.7	528	39.9	1,004	36.7
Malignant Neoplasms	346	24.5	264	19.9	610	22.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	89	6.3	103	7.8	192	7.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	82	5.8	60	4.5	142	5.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	45	3.2	71	5.4	116	4.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	68	4.8	43	3.2	111	4.1
Diabetes Mellitus	32	2.3	46	3.5	78	2.8
Suicide	25	1.8	7	0.5	32	1.2
Septicemia	10	0.7	15	1.1	25	0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	15	1.1	9	0.7	24	0.9
Hypertension	10	0.7	6	0.5	16	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	215	15.2	172	13.0	387	14.1
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent