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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	2,749	100.0	3,020	100.0	5,769	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	813	29.6	916	30.3	1,729	30.0
Malignant Neoplasms	651	23.7	649	21.5	1,300	22.5
Cerebrovascular Disease	137	5.0	253	8.4	390	6.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	154	5.6	136	4.5	290	5.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	141	5.1	77	2.5	218	3.8
Atherosclerosis	90	3.3	92	3.0	182	3.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	69	2.5	108	3.6	177	3.1
Diabetes Mellitus	61	2.2	88	2.9	149	2.6
Septicemia	42	1.5	57	1.9	99	1.7
Suicide	71	2.6	19	0.6	90	1.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	45	1.6	32	1.1	77	1.3
All Other Causes (Residual)	475	17.3	593	19.6	1,068	18.5
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent