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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 | 401 | 100.0 | 292 | 100.0 | 693 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 148 | 36.9 | 84 | 28.8 | 232 | 33.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 114 | 28.4 | 88 | 30.1 | 202 | 29.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 24 | 6.0 | 29 | 9.9 | 53 | 7.6 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 4.3 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 17 | 4.2 | 12 | 4.1 | 29 | 4.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 2.0 | 18 | 6.2 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 2.1 | 18 | 2.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 3.1 | 13 | 1.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 3 | 0.7 | 6 | 2.1 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Suicide | 7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 32 | 8.0 | 36 | 12.3 | 68 | 9.8 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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