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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	1,960	100.0	1,767	100.0	3,727	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	653	33.3	612	34.6	1,265	33.9
Malignant Neoplasms	510	26.0	395	22.4	905	24.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	83	4.2	122	6.9	205	5.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	121	6.2	51	2.9	172	4.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	98	5.0	67	3.8	165	4.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	58	3.0	74	4.2	132	3.5
Diabetes Mellitus	54	2.8	70	4.0	124	3.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	26	1.3	29	1.6	55	1.5
Atherosclerosis	25	1.3	26	1.5	51	1.4
Septicemia	18	0.9	26	1.5	44	1.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	22	1.1	15	0.8	37	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	292	14.9	280	15.8	572	15.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent