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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 | 366 | 100.0 | 208 | 100.0 | 574 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 101 | 27.6 | 88 | 42.3 | 189 | 32.9 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 132 | 36.1 | 42 | 20.2 | 174 | 30.3 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 24 | 6.6 | 11 | 5.3 | 35 | 6.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 15 | 4.1 | 8 | 3.8 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 19 | 5.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 22 | 3.8 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 8 | 2.2 | 7 | 3.4 | 15 | 2.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 6 | 1.6 | 8 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.4 |
| Suicide | 10 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 6 | 1.6 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 | 1.9 |
| Homicide | 6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.4 |
| Septicemia | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 38 | 10.4 | 26 | 12.5 | 64 | 11.1 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
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