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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	720	100.0	637	100.0	1,357	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	287	39.9	252	39.6	539	39.7
Malignant Neoplasms	129	17.9	132	20.7	261	19.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	35	4.9	57	8.9	92	6.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	53	7.4	22	3.5	75	5.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	35	4.9	20	3.1	55	4.1
Pneumonia and Influenza	21	2.9	23	3.6	44	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1.4	23	3.6	33	2.4
Atherosclerosis	7	1.0	13	2.0	20	1.5
Suicide	9	1.3	2	0.3	11	0.8
Septicemia	7	1.0	3	0.5	10	0.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	0.8	4	0.6	10	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	121	16.8	86	13.5	207	15.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent