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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 | 447 | 100.0 | 333 | 100.0 | 780 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 163 | 36.5 | 113 | 33.9 | 276 | 35.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 145 | 32.4 | 101 | 30.3 | 246 | 31.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 27 | 6.0 | 26 | 7.8 | 53 | 6.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 26 | 5.8 | 16 | 4.8 | 42 | 5.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 18 | 4.0 | 12 | 3.6 | 30 | 3.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 7 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 4 | 0.9 | 5 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 5 | 1.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Suicide | 4 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 38 | 8.5 | 47 | 14.1 | 85 | 10.9 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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