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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 | 246 | 100.0 | 191 | 100.0 | 437 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 79 | 32.1 | 60 | 31.4 | 139 | 31.8 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 67 | 27.2 | 65 | 34.0 | 132 | 30.2 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 16 | 6.5 | 19 | 9.9 | 35 | 8.0 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 16 | 6.5 | 10 | 5.2 | 26 | 5.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 9 | 3.7 | 6 | 3.1 | 15 | 3.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 8 | 3.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 14 | 3.2 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 5 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 9 | 2.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 7 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Suicide | 7 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.7 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 24 | 9.8 | 20 | 10.5 | 44 | 10.1 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years | |||||
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