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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 | 384 | 100.0 | 393 | 100.0 | 777 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 126 | 32.8 | 149 | 37.9 | 275 | 35.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 100 | 26.0 | 74 | 18.8 | 174 | 22.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 21 | 5.5 | 37 | 9.4 | 58 | 7.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 18 | 4.7 | 30 | 7.6 | 48 | 6.2 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 18 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.1 | 34 | 4.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 10 | 2.6 | 13 | 3.3 | 23 | 3.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 16 | 4.2 | 7 | 1.8 | 23 | 3.0 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Suicide | 8 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Atherosclerosis | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.0 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 54 | 14.1 | 51 | 13.0 | 105 | 13.5 |
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