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| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 273 | 100.0 | 128 | 100.0 | 401 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 100 | 36.6 | 25 | 19.5 | 125 | 31.2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 66 | 24.2 | 56 | 43.7 | 122 | 30.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 22 | 8.1 | 10 | 7.8 | 32 | 8.0 |
| Suicide | 18 | 6.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 21 | 5.2 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 9 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 9 | 2.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Homicide | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 6 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Septicemia | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 38 | 13.9 | 18 | 14.1 | 56 | 14.0 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
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