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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	270	100.0	173	100.0	443	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	87	32.2	71	41.0	158	35.7
Diseases of the Heart	108	40.0	35	20.2	143	32.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	11	4.1	14	8.1	25	5.6
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5.2	9	5.2	23	5.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	6	2.2	9	5.2	15	3.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	8	3.0	3	1.7	11	2.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	3	1.1	4	2.3	7	1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	3	1.1	4	2.3	7	1.6
Hypertension	2	0.7	2	1.2	4	0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	3	1.1	1	0.6	4	0.9
Suicide	3	1.1	1	0.6	4	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	22	8.1	20	11.6	42	9.5
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent