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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 | 188 | 100.0 | 156 | 100.0 | 344 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 73 | 38.8 | 65 | 41.7 | 138 | 40.1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 45 | 23.9 | 28 | 17.9 | 73 | 21.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 12 | 6.4 | 14 | 9.0 | 26 | 7.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 14 | 7.4 | 10 | 6.4 | 24 | 7.0 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 14 | 7.4 | 8 | 5.1 | 22 | 6.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 1.6 | 6 | 3.8 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 5 | 2.7 | 4 | 2.6 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 20 | 10.6 | 20 | 12.8 | 40 | 11.6 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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