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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	655	100.0	587	100.0	1,242	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	219	33.4	206	35.1	425	34.2
Malignant Neoplasms	128	19.5	126	21.5	254	20.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	65	9.9	46	7.8	111	8.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	29	4.4	43	7.3	72	5.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	49	7.5	22	3.7	71	5.7
Pneumonia and Influenza	18	2.7	16	2.7	34	2.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	12	1.8	18	3.1	30	2.4
Diabetes Mellitus	5	0.8	16	2.7	21	1.7
Septicemia	7	1.1	12	2.0	19	1.5
Suicide	15	2.3	2	0.3	17	1.4
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	12	1.8	0	0.0	12	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	96	14.7	80	13.6	176	14.2
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent