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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	1,574	100.0	1,526	100.0	3,100	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	519	33.0	528	34.6	1,047	33.8
Malignant Neoplasms	351	22.3	299	19.6	650	21.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	115	7.3	94	6.2	209	6.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	76	4.8	121	7.9	197	6.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	86	5.5	49	3.2	135	4.4
Diabetes Mellitus	36	2.3	68	4.5	104	3.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	44	2.8	38	2.5	82	2.6
Septicemia	17	1.1	27	1.8	44	1.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	25	1.6	19	1.2	44	1.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	24	1.5	11	0.7	35	1.1
Suicide	30	1.9	3	0.2	33	1.1
All Other Causes (Residual)	251	15.9	269	17.6	520	16.8
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent