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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 | 511 | 100.0 | 393 | 100.0 | 904 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 191 | 37.4 | 120 | 30.5 | 311 | 34.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 150 | 29.4 | 129 | 32.8 | 279 | 30.9 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 43 | 8.4 | 41 | 10.4 | 84 | 9.3 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 1.6 | 20 | 5.1 | 28 | 3.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 14 | 2.7 | 14 | 3.6 | 28 | 3.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 14 | 2.7 | 8 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.4 |
| Septicemia | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 13 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 8 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 58 | 11.4 | 42 | 10.7 | 100 | 11.1 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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