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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	1,008	100.0	1,157	100.0	2,165	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	357	35.4	406	35.1	763	35.2
Malignant Neoplasms	224	22.2	244	21.1	468	21.6
Cerebrovascular Disease	84	8.3	121	10.5	205	9.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	70	6.9	80	6.9	150	6.9
Pneumonia and Influenza	46	4.6	36	3.1	82	3.8
Diabetes Mellitus	26	2.6	36	3.1	62	2.9
Septicemia	9	0.9	25	2.2	34	1.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	19	1.9	14	1.2	33	1.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	10	1.0	11	1.0	21	1.0
Hypertension	6	0.6	11	1.0	17	0.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	5	0.5	8	0.7	13	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	152	15.1	165	14.3	317	14.6
Leading Causes of Death	Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent