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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	1,981	100.0	2,016	100.0	3,997	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	727	36.7	742	36.8	1,469	36.8
Malignant Neoplasms	499	25.2	453	22.5	952	23.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	101	5.1	152	7.5	253	6.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	138	7.0	107	5.3	245	6.1
Diabetes Mellitus	61	3.1	91	4.5	152	3.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	72	3.6	74	3.7	146	3.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	62	3.1	46	2.3	108	2.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	26	1.3	37	1.8	63	1.6
Suicide	34	1.7	9	0.4	43	1.1
Septicemia	16	0.8	14	0.7	30	0.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	15	0.8	8	0.4	23	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	230	11.6	283	14.0	513	12.8
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent