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Leading Causes of Death	Under One Year
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,041	100.0	765	100.0	1,806	100.0
Congenital Anomalies	258	24.8	223	29.2	481	26.6
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	185	17.8	108	14.1	293	16.2
Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight	118	11.3	74	9.7	192	10.6
Respiratory Distress Syndrome	85	8.2	34	4.4	119	6.6
Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn	59	5.7	59	7.7	118	6.5
Ill-Defined Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period	47	4.5	37	4.8	84	4.7
Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes	38	3.7	25	3.3	63	3.5
Maternal Complications of Pregnancy	22	2.1	21	2.7	43	2.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	24	2.3	18	2.4	42	2.3
Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period	21	2.0	19	2.5	40	2.2
Diseases of the Heart	20	1.9	7	0.9	27	1.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	164	15.8	140	18.3	304	16.8
Leading Causes of Death	Under One Year
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent