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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	762	100.0	645	100.0	1,407	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	242	31.8	203	31.5	445	31.6
Malignant Neoplasms	208	27.3	147	22.8	355	25.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	34	4.5	46	7.1	80	5.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	49	6.4	19	2.9	68	4.8
Diabetes Mellitus	27	3.5	30	4.7	57	4.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	27	3.5	27	4.2	54	3.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	19	2.5	19	2.9	38	2.7
Suicide	23	3.0	0	0.0	23	1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	11	1.4	8	1.2	19	1.4
Septicemia	6	0.8	9	1.4	15	1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	0.8	6	0.9	12	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	110	14.4	131	20.3	241	17.1
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent