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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	255	100.0	172	100.0	427	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	71	27.8	75	43.6	146	34.2
Diseases of the Heart	81	31.8	33	19.2	114	26.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	22	8.6	8	4.7	30	7.0
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3.1	12	7.0	20	4.7
Suicide	10	3.9	4	2.3	14	3.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	10	3.9	3	1.7	13	3.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	6	2.4	6	3.5	12	2.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	5	2.0	7	4.1	12	2.8
Homicide	8	3.1	2	1.2	10	2.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	4	1.6	0	0.0	4	0.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	3	1.2	1	0.6	4	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	27	10.6	21	12.2	48	11.2
Leading Causes of Death	Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent