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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	343	100.0	222	100.0	565	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	113	32.9	98	44.1	211	37.3
Diseases of the Heart	106	30.9	49	22.1	155	27.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	11	3.2	16	7.2	27	4.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	17	5.0	7	3.2	24	4.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	13	3.8	7	3.2	20	3.5
Atherosclerosis	10	2.9	7	3.2	17	3.0
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2.3	8	3.6	16	2.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	11	3.2	1	0.5	12	2.1
Suicide	6	1.7	1	0.5	7	1.2
Septicemia	3	0.9	2	0.9	5	0.9
Pneumonia and Influenza	4	1.2	1	0.5	5	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	41	12.0	25	11.3	66	11.7
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent