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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	371	100.0	317	100.0	688	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	139	37.5	113	35.6	252	36.6
Malignant Neoplasms	106	28.6	93	29.3	199	28.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	27	7.3	24	7.6	51	7.4
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3.0	18	5.7	29	4.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	11	3.0	18	5.7	29	4.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	10	2.7	8	2.5	18	2.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	8	2.2	3	0.9	11	1.6
Atherosclerosis	6	1.6	3	0.9	9	1.3
Septicemia	2	0.5	4	1.3	6	0.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	3	0.8	2	0.6	5	0.7
Hypertension	3	0.8	1	0.3	4	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	45	12.1	30	9.5	75	10.9
Leading Causes of Death	Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent