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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 | 339 | 100.0 | 192 | 100.0 | 531 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 119 | 35.1 | 67 | 34.9 | 186 | 35.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 106 | 31.3 | 50 | 26.0 | 156 | 29.4 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 27 | 8.0 | 18 | 9.4 | 45 | 8.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 13 | 3.8 | 8 | 4.2 | 21 | 4.0 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 12 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.6 | 19 | 3.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 10 | 2.9 | 4 | 2.1 | 14 | 2.6 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 3.1 | 11 | 2.1 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Septicemia | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 36 | 10.6 | 27 | 14.1 | 63 | 11.9 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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