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| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 144 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 267 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 50 | 34.7 | 43 | 35.0 | 93 | 34.8 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 35 | 24.3 | 21 | 17.1 | 56 | 21.0 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 13 | 9.0 | 15 | 12.2 | 28 | 10.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 2.1 | 11 | 8.9 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 9 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 13 | 4.9 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 7 | 4.9 | 6 | 4.9 | 13 | 4.9 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 6 | 4.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Septicemia | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Hypertension | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 17 | 11.8 | 16 | 13.0 | 33 | 12.4 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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