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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 | 184 | 100.0 | 98 | 100.0 | 282 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 60 | 32.6 | 30 | 30.6 | 90 | 31.9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 39 | 21.2 | 34 | 34.7 | 73 | 25.9 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 18 | 9.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 19 | 6.7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 12 | 6.5 | 5 | 5.1 | 17 | 6.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 7 | 3.8 | 3 | 3.1 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Homicide | 7 | 3.8 | 3 | 3.1 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 4 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Suicide | 7 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 3.1 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 24 | 13.0 | 15 | 15.3 | 39 | 13.8 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
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