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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	2,517	100.0	2,199	100.0	4,716	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	799	31.7	790	35.9	1,589	33.7
Malignant Neoplasms	663	26.3	551	25.1	1,214	25.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	137	5.4	142	6.5	279	5.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	174	6.9	83	3.8	257	5.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	72	2.9	101	4.6	173	3.7
Diabetes Mellitus	74	2.9	86	3.9	160	3.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	54	2.1	64	2.9	118	2.5
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	71	2.8	0	0.0	71	1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	49	1.9	16	0.7	65	1.4
Suicide	42	1.7	12	0.5	54	1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	26	1.0	27	1.2	53	1.1
All Other Causes (Residual)	356	14.1	327	14.9	683	14.5
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent