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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	216	100.0	128	100.0	344	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	83	38.4	23	18.0	106	30.8
Malignant Neoplasms	38	17.6	56	43.7	94	27.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	17	7.9	8	6.2	25	7.3
Suicide	10	4.6	3	2.3	13	3.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	9	4.2	2	1.6	11	3.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	4	1.9	6	4.7	10	2.9
Homicide	5	2.3	3	2.3	8	2.3
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1.9	3	2.3	7	2.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	3	1.4	4	3.1	7	2.0
Septicemia	2	0.9	2	1.6	4	1.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	2	0.9	1	0.8	3	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	39	18.1	17	13.3	56	16.3
Leading Causes of Death	Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent