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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	205	100.0	168	100.0	373	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	88	42.9	44	26.2	132	35.4
Malignant Neoplasms	54	26.3	57	33.9	111	29.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	13	6.3	13	7.7	26	7.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	3	1.5	13	7.7	16	4.3
Diabetes Mellitus	6	2.9	8	4.8	14	3.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	6	2.9	5	3.0	11	2.9
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	9	4.4	0	0.0	9	2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	5	2.4	2	1.2	7	1.9
Suicide	5	2.4	1	0.6	6	1.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	3	1.5	2	1.2	5	1.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	2	1.0	1	0.6	3	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	11	5.4	22	13.1	33	8.8
Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent