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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	417	100.0	321	100.0	738	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	161	38.6	85	26.5	246	33.3
Malignant Neoplasms	124	29.7	111	34.6	235	31.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	22	5.3	31	9.7	53	7.2
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3.4	9	2.8	23	3.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	12	2.9	9	2.8	21	2.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	6	1.4	13	4.0	19	2.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	8	1.9	10	3.1	18	2.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	8	1.9	5	1.6	13	1.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	10	2.4	1	0.3	11	1.5
Suicide	6	1.4	3	0.9	9	1.2
Septicemia	3	0.7	4	1.2	7	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	43	10.3	40	12.5	83	11.2
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent