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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 | 335 | 100.0 | 220 | 100.0 | 555 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 129 | 38.5 | 73 | 33.2 | 202 | 36.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 112 | 33.4 | 58 | 26.4 | 170 | 30.6 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 17 | 5.1 | 22 | 10.0 | 39 | 7.0 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 18 | 5.4 | 16 | 7.3 | 34 | 6.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 10 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.2 | 17 | 3.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 5.0 | 14 | 2.5 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 4 | 1.2 | 5 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Hypertension | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.5 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 31 | 9.3 | 22 | 10.0 | 53 | 9.5 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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