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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 | 129 | 100.0 | 134 | 100.0 | 263 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 46 | 35.7 | 54 | 40.3 | 100 | 38.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 30 | 23.3 | 25 | 18.7 | 55 | 20.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 10 | 7.8 | 9 | 6.7 | 19 | 7.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 2.3 | 8 | 6.0 | 11 | 4.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 6 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.8 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 5 | 3.9 | 3 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.0 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 5 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 2.7 |
| Atherosclerosis | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 21 | 16.3 | 23 | 17.2 | 44 | 16.7 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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