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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 | 234 | 100.0 | 190 | 100.0 | 424 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 82 | 35.0 | 58 | 30.5 | 140 | 33.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 65 | 27.8 | 44 | 23.2 | 109 | 25.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 12 | 5.1 | 17 | 8.9 | 29 | 6.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 5.3 | 19 | 4.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 8 | 3.4 | 11 | 5.8 | 19 | 4.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 7 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.7 | 14 | 3.3 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 7 | 3.0 | 6 | 3.2 | 13 | 3.1 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 2.1 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 36 | 15.4 | 28 | 14.7 | 64 | 15.1 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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