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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	1,112	100.0	1,098	100.0	2,210	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	389	35.0	395	36.0	784	35.5
Malignant Neoplasms	238	21.4	222	20.2	460	20.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	77	6.9	120	10.9	197	8.9
Pneumonia and Influenza	60	5.4	70	6.4	130	5.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	59	5.3	41	3.7	100	4.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	45	4.0	30	2.7	75	3.4
Diabetes Mellitus	31	2.8	39	3.6	70	3.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	13	1.2	19	1.7	32	1.4
Suicide	31	2.8	0	0.0	31	1.4
Atherosclerosis	8	0.7	13	1.2	21	1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	14	1.3	7	0.6	21	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	147	13.2	142	12.9	289	13.1
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent