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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	211	100.0	137	100.0	348	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	83	39.3	43	31.4	126	36.2
Malignant Neoplasms	56	26.5	51	37.2	107	30.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	14	6.6	9	6.6	23	6.6
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5.2	3	2.2	14	4.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	6	2.8	3	2.2	9	2.6
Cerebrovascular Disease	6	2.8	2	1.5	8	2.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	3	1.4	4	2.9	7	2.0
Septicemia	2	0.9	2	1.5	4	1.1
Pneumonia and Influenza	3	1.4	1	0.7	4	1.1
Suicide	3	1.4	0	0.0	3	0.9
Homicide	2	0.9	1	0.7	3	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	22	10.4	18	13.1	40	11.5
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent