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Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	491	100.0	279	100.0	770	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	164	33.4	106	38.0	270	35.1
Diseases of the Heart	192	39.1	78	28.0	270	35.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	24	4.9	16	5.7	40	5.2
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1.4	19	6.8	26	3.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	14	2.9	10	3.6	24	3.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	11	2.2	5	1.8	16	2.1
Suicide	13	2.6	3	1.1	16	2.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	1.2	5	1.8	11	1.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	3	0.6	5	1.8	8	1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	6	1.2	2	0.7	8	1.0
Septicemia	3	0.6	1	0.4	4	0.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	48	9.8	29	10.4	77	10.0
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent