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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	883	100.0	888	100.0	1,771	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	305	34.5	345	38.9	650	36.7
Malignant Neoplasms	214	24.2	180	20.3	394	22.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	50	5.7	47	5.3	97	5.5
Cerebrovascular Disease	28	3.2	53	6.0	81	4.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	57	6.5	23	2.6	80	4.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	21	2.4	36	4.1	57	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1.8	30	3.4	46	2.6
Suicide	25	2.8	2	0.2	27	1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	14	1.6	7	0.8	21	1.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	11	1.2	9	1.0	20	1.1
Atherosclerosis	6	0.7	7	0.8	13	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	136	15.4	149	16.8	285	16.1
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent