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Leading Causes of Death	Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	26,940	100.0	20,505	100.0	47,445	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	9,568	35.5	6,355	31.0	15,923	33.6
Malignant Neoplasms	8,451	31.4	6,610	32.2	15,061	31.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	1,812	6.7	1,610	7.9	3,422	7.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,082	4.0	1,136	5.5	2,218	4.7
Diabetes Mellitus	746	2.8	958	4.7	1,704	3.6
Pneumonia and Influenza	555	2.1	380	1.9	935	2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	465	1.7	310	1.5	775	1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	311	1.2	226	1.1	537	1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	283	1.1	247	1.2	530	1.1
Septicemia	216	0.8	180	0.9	396	0.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	322	1.2	0	0.0	322	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	3,129	11.6	2,493	12.2	5,622	11.8
Leading Causes of Death	Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent