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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 | 1,809 | 100.0 | 1,572 | 100.0 | 3,381 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 643 | 35.5 | 557 | 35.4 | 1,200 | 35.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 367 | 20.3 | 369 | 23.5 | 736 | 21.8 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 121 | 6.7 | 114 | 7.3 | 235 | 7.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 137 | 7.6 | 45 | 2.9 | 182 | 5.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 53 | 2.9 | 79 | 5.0 | 132 | 3.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 46 | 2.5 | 62 | 3.9 | 108 | 3.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 55 | 3.0 | 51 | 3.2 | 106 | 3.1 |
| Homicide | 37 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.1 | 54 | 1.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 23 | 1.3 | 30 | 1.9 | 53 | 1.6 |
| Suicide | 43 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.3 | 48 | 1.4 |
| Septicemia | 22 | 1.2 | 19 | 1.2 | 41 | 1.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 262 | 14.5 | 224 | 14.2 | 486 | 14.4 |
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