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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	347	100.0	692	100.0	1,039	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	139	40.1	328	47.4	467	44.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	32	9.2	86	12.4	118	11.4
Malignant Neoplasms	53	15.3	61	8.8	114	11.0
Pneumonia and Influenza	30	8.6	42	6.1	72	6.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	19	5.5	12	1.7	31	3.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	1.7	16	2.3	22	2.1
Atherosclerosis	3	0.9	11	1.6	14	1.3
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1.7	6	0.9	12	1.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	7	2.0	3	0.4	10	1.0
Septicemia	1	0.3	6	0.9	7	0.7
Hypertension	1	0.3	5	0.7	6	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	50	14.4	116	16.8	166	16.0
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent