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Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	14,994	100.0	30,013	100.0	45,007	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	5,961	39.8	13,308	44.3	19,269	42.8
Malignant Neoplasms	2,095	14.0	2,821	9.4	4,916	10.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,128	7.5	3,044	10.1	4,172	9.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	1,080	7.2	1,860	6.2	2,940	6.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	892	5.9	810	2.7	1,702	3.8
Diabetes Mellitus	256	1.7	678	2.3	934	2.1
Atherosclerosis	229	1.5	623	2.1	852	1.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	310	2.1	500	1.7	810	1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	281	1.9	455	1.5	736	1.6
Septicemia	178	1.2	407	1.4	585	1.3
Hypertension	81	0.5	250	0.8	331	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	2,503	16.7	5,257	17.5	7,760	17.2
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent