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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	2,217	100.0	2,036	100.0	4,253	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	774	34.9	680	33.4	1,454	34.2
Malignant Neoplasms	568	25.6	482	23.7	1,050	24.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	119	5.4	179	8.8	298	7.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	142	6.4	101	5.0	243	5.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	128	5.8	65	3.2	193	4.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	67	3.0	64	3.1	131	3.1
Diabetes Mellitus	41	1.8	56	2.8	97	2.3
Suicide	31	1.4	11	0.5	42	1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	22	1.0	18	0.9	40	0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	16	0.7	22	1.1	38	0.9
Septicemia	15	0.7	18	0.9	33	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	294	13.3	340	16.7	634	14.9
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent