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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	364	100.0	277	100.0	641	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	130	35.7	110	39.7	240	37.4
Diseases of the Heart	134	36.8	86	31.0	220	34.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	24	6.6	23	8.3	47	7.3
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3.6	13	4.7	26	4.1
Cerebrovascular Disease	11	3.0	13	4.7	24	3.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	6	1.6	3	1.1	9	1.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	4	1.1	3	1.1	7	1.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	4	1.1	2	0.7	6	0.9
Septicemia	2	0.5	2	0.7	4	0.6
Suicide	3	0.8	1	0.4	4	0.6
Ulcer of Stomcah and Duodenum	3	0.8	0	0.0	3	0.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	30	8.2	21	7.6	51	8.0
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent