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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	174	100.0	78	100.0	252	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	61	35.1	14	17.9	75	29.8
Malignant Neoplasms	37	21.3	33	42.3	70	27.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	13	7.5	6	7.7	19	7.5
Suicide	9	5.2	0	0.0	9	3.6
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4.0	1	1.3	8	3.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	5	2.9	1	1.3	6	2.4
Septicemia	2	1.1	3	3.8	5	2.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	4	2.3	1	1.3	5	2.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	2	1.1	2	2.6	4	1.6
Congenital Anomalies	2	1.1	2	2.6	4	1.6
Pneumonia and Influenza	3	1.7	0	0.0	3	1.2
All Other Causes (Residual)	29	16.7	15	19.2	44	17.5
Leading Causes of Death	Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent