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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	1,114	100.0	1,111	100.0	2,225	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	396	35.5	449	40.4	845	38.0
Malignant Neoplasms	276	24.8	233	21.0	509	22.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	50	4.5	88	7.9	138	6.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	57	5.1	56	5.0	113	5.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	57	5.1	24	2.2	81	3.6
Pneumonia and Influenza	28	2.5	39	3.5	67	3.0
Diabetes Mellitus	25	2.2	34	3.1	59	2.7
Suicide	28	2.5	5	0.5	33	1.5
Septicemia	12	1.1	17	1.5	29	1.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	13	1.2	10	0.9	23	1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	11	1.0	7	0.6	18	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	161	14.5	149	13.4	310	13.9
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent