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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 | 262 | 100.0 | 212 | 100.0 | 474 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 91 | 34.7 | 77 | 36.3 | 168 | 35.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 87 | 33.2 | 63 | 29.7 | 150 | 31.6 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 19 | 7.3 | 22 | 10.4 | 41 | 8.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 13 | 5.0 | 10 | 4.7 | 23 | 4.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 | 2.3 | 9 | 4.2 | 15 | 3.2 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 | 2.3 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 6 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Suicide | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 24 | 9.2 | 21 | 9.9 | 45 | 9.5 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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