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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 | 253 | 100.0 | 231 | 100.0 | 484 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 105 | 41.5 | 93 | 40.3 | 198 | 40.9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 59 | 23.3 | 44 | 19.0 | 103 | 21.3 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 20 | 7.9 | 35 | 15.2 | 55 | 11.4 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 14 | 5.5 | 11 | 4.8 | 25 | 5.2 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 13 | 5.1 | 10 | 4.3 | 23 | 4.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 4.8 | 12 | 2.5 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 8 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 10 | 2.1 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 26 | 10.3 | 23 | 10.0 | 49 | 10.1 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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