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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	1,423	100.0	1,445	100.0	2,868	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	501	35.2	551	38.1	1,052	36.7
Malignant Neoplasms	335	23.5	310	21.5	645	22.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	80	5.6	71	4.9	151	5.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	52	3.7	91	6.3	143	5.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	64	4.5	45	3.1	109	3.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	41	2.9	46	3.2	87	3.0
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2.0	52	3.6	81	2.8
Atherosclerosis	24	1.7	32	2.2	56	2.0
Suicide	40	2.8	5	0.3	45	1.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	11	0.8	24	1.7	35	1.2
Septicemia	9	0.6	16	1.1	25	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	237	16.7	202	14.0	439	15.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent