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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 | 162 | 100.0 | 148 | 100.0 | 310 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 43 | 26.5 | 58 | 39.2 | 101 | 32.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 46 | 28.4 | 24 | 16.2 | 70 | 22.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 9 | 5.6 | 16 | 10.8 | 25 | 8.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 9 | 5.6 | 11 | 7.4 | 20 | 6.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 7 | 4.3 | 5 | 3.4 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 1.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Anemias | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.0 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 27 | 16.7 | 24 | 16.2 | 51 | 16.5 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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