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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	1,505	100.0	1,332	100.0	2,837	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	494	32.8	450	33.8	944	33.3
Malignant Neoplasms	357	23.7	325	24.4	682	24.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	101	6.7	70	5.3	171	6.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	70	4.7	91	6.8	161	5.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	113	7.5	44	3.3	157	5.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	52	3.5	65	4.9	117	4.1
Diabetes Mellitus	23	1.5	34	2.6	57	2.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	20	1.3	23	1.7	43	1.5
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	36	2.4	1	0.1	37	1.3
Suicide	27	1.8	5	0.4	32	1.1
Septicemia	13	0.9	17	1.3	30	1.1
All Other Causes (Residual)	199	13.2	207	15.5	406	14.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent