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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	144	100.0	310	100.0	454	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	53	36.8	135	43.5	188	41.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	18	12.5	28	9.0	46	10.1
Malignant Neoplasms	21	14.6	23	7.4	44	9.7
Pneumonia and Influenza	17	11.8	18	5.8	35	7.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	9	6.2	10	3.2	19	4.2
Septicemia	2	1.4	8	2.6	10	2.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	3	2.1	7	2.3	10	2.2
Diabetes Mellitus	0	0.0	8	2.6	8	1.8
Hypertension	2	1.4	6	1.9	8	1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	1	0.7	5	1.6	6	1.3
Anemias	0	0.0	3	1.0	3	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	18	12.5	59	19.0	77	17.0
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent