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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	1,632	100.0	1,429	100.0	3,061	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	527	32.3	527	36.9	1,054	34.4
Malignant Neoplasms	380	23.3	271	19.0	651	21.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	60	3.7	105	7.3	165	5.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	105	6.4	48	3.4	153	5.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	81	5.0	53	3.7	134	4.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	70	4.3	61	4.3	131	4.3
Diabetes Mellitus	36	2.2	45	3.1	81	2.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	28	1.7	24	1.7	52	1.7
Suicide	44	2.7	8	0.6	52	1.7
Septicemia	19	1.2	25	1.7	44	1.4
Congenital Anomalies	15	0.9	14	1.0	29	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	267	16.4	248	17.4	515	16.8
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent