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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 | 587 | 100.0 | 535 | 100.0 | 1,122 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 210 | 35.8 | 216 | 40.4 | 426 | 38.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 140 | 23.9 | 91 | 17.0 | 231 | 20.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 34 | 5.8 | 32 | 6.0 | 66 | 5.9 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 36 | 6.1 | 21 | 3.9 | 57 | 5.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 26 | 4.4 | 23 | 4.3 | 49 | 4.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13 | 2.2 | 30 | 5.6 | 43 | 3.8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 2.1 | 20 | 1.8 |
| Septicemia | 8 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 8 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Atherosclerosis | 10 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Hypertension | 5 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 88 | 15.0 | 83 | 15.5 | 171 | 15.2 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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