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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	4,566	100.0	4,698	100.0	9,264	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	1,536	33.6	1,675	35.7	3,211	34.7
Malignant Neoplasms	1,160	25.4	1,007	21.4	2,167	23.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	244	5.3	332	7.1	576	6.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	228	5.0	176	3.7	404	4.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	158	3.5	179	3.8	337	3.6
Atherosclerosis	92	2.0	223	4.7	315	3.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	186	4.1	110	2.3	296	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	121	2.7	173	3.7	294	3.2
Suicide	83	1.8	10	0.2	93	1.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	37	0.8	44	0.9	81	0.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	49	1.1	23	0.5	72	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	672	14.7	746	15.9	1,418	15.3
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent