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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	11,697	100.0	12,188	100.0	23,885	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	3,777	32.3	4,042	33.2	7,819	32.7
Malignant Neoplasms	3,038	26.0	2,928	24.0	5,966	25.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	544	4.7	861	7.1	1,405	5.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	594	5.1	566	4.6	1,160	4.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	597	5.1	309	2.5	906	3.8
Diabetes Mellitus	286	2.4	475	3.9	761	3.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	334	2.9	399	3.3	733	3.1
Suicide	241	2.1	51	0.4	292	1.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	197	1.7	91	0.7	288	1.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	134	1.1	152	1.2	286	1.2
Septicemia	108	0.9	137	1.1	245	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	1,847	15.8	2,177	17.9	4,024	16.8
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent