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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	1,392	100.0	1,215	100.0	2,607	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	474	34.1	415	34.2	889	34.1
Malignant Neoplasms	312	22.4	282	23.2	594	22.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	91	6.5	80	6.6	171	6.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	106	7.6	55	4.5	161	6.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	45	3.2	81	6.7	126	4.8
Diabetes Mellitus	33	2.4	53	4.4	86	3.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	42	3.0	38	3.1	80	3.1
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	74	5.3	0	0.0	74	2.8
Suicide	30	2.2	5	0.4	35	1.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	19	1.4	14	1.2	33	1.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	10	0.7	14	1.2	24	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	156	11.2	178	14.7	334	12.8
Leading Causes of Death	Total All Age Groups
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent