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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 | 346 | 100.0 | 188 | 100.0 | 534 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 90 | 26.0 | 78 | 41.5 | 168 | 31.5 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 113 | 32.7 | 42 | 22.3 | 155 | 29.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 21 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.3 | 31 | 5.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 10 | 2.9 | 10 | 5.3 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 9 | 2.6 | 8 | 4.3 | 17 | 3.2 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 6 | 1.7 | 10 | 5.3 | 16 | 3.0 |
| Suicide | 13 | 3.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 16 | 3.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 11 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 14 | 2.6 |
| Septicemia | 5 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Homicide | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 3 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 60 | 17.3 | 17 | 9.0 | 77 | 14.4 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
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