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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	287	100.0	147	100.0	434	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	96	33.4	33	22.4	129	29.7
Malignant Neoplasms	72	25.1	55	37.4	127	29.3
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5.6	6	4.1	22	5.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	15	5.2	6	4.1	21	4.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	12	4.2	6	4.1	18	4.1
Cerebrovascular Disease	8	2.8	9	6.1	17	3.9
Suicide	13	4.5	4	2.7	17	3.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	8	2.8	4	2.7	12	2.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	2	0.7	2	1.4	4	0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	4	1.4	0	0.0	4	0.9
Homicide	3	1.0	1	0.7	4	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	38	13.2	21	14.3	59	13.6
Leading Causes of Death	Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent