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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 | 759 | 100.0 | 637 | 100.0 | 1,396 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 229 | 30.2 | 204 | 32.0 | 433 | 31.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 190 | 25.0 | 136 | 21.4 | 326 | 23.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 31 | 4.1 | 58 | 9.1 | 89 | 6.4 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 61 | 8.0 | 23 | 3.6 | 84 | 6.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 58 | 7.6 | 26 | 4.1 | 84 | 6.0 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 32 | 4.2 | 28 | 4.4 | 60 | 4.3 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 14 | 1.8 | 22 | 3.5 | 36 | 2.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 0.8 | 13 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.4 |
| Suicide | 14 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 10 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Septicemia | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.7 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 110 | 14.5 | 117 | 18.4 | 227 | 16.3 |
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