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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	627	100.0	379	100.0	1,006	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	243	38.8	173	45.6	416	41.4
Diseases of the Heart	208	33.2	96	25.3	304	30.2
Diabetes Mellitus	21	3.3	21	5.5	42	4.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	23	3.7	19	5.0	42	4.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	19	3.0	12	3.2	31	3.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	12	1.9	6	1.6	18	1.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	9	1.4	5	1.3	14	1.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	11	1.8	2	0.5	13	1.3
Suicide	9	1.4	2	0.5	11	1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	5	0.8	3	0.8	8	0.8
Atherosclerosis	3	0.5	2	0.5	5	0.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	64	10.2	38	10.0	102	10.1
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent