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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	2,315	100.0	1,957	100.0	4,272	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	764	33.0	714	36.5	1,478	34.6
Malignant Neoplasms	504	21.8	407	20.8	911	21.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	177	7.6	91	4.6	268	6.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	154	6.7	57	2.9	211	4.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	76	3.3	112	5.7	188	4.4
Diabetes Mellitus	43	1.9	108	5.5	151	3.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	64	2.8	54	2.8	118	2.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	105	4.5	0	0.0	105	2.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	27	1.2	36	1.8	63	1.5
Suicide	47	2.0	13	0.7	60	1.4
Homicide	40	1.7	19	1.0	59	1.4
All Other Causes (Residual)	314	13.6	346	17.7	660	15.4
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent