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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	309	100.0	224	100.0	533	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	114	36.9	66	29.5	180	33.8
Malignant Neoplasms	94	30.4	70	31.3	164	30.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	15	4.9	18	8.0	33	6.2
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2.6	17	7.6	25	4.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	11	3.6	11	4.9	22	4.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	13	4.2	5	2.2	18	3.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	8	2.6	5	2.2	13	2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	8	2.6	2	0.9	10	1.9
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	8	2.6	0	0.0	8	1.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	3	1.0	5	2.2	8	1.5
Suicide	3	1.0	2	0.9	5	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	24	7.8	23	10.3	47	8.8
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent