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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	161	100.0	338	100.0	499	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	55	34.2	142	42.0	197	39.5
Malignant Neoplasms	30	18.6	28	8.3	58	11.6
Pneumonia and Influenza	18	11.2	18	5.3	36	7.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	6	3.7	29	8.6	35	7.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	8	5.0	8	2.4	16	3.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	3	1.9	10	3.0	13	2.6
Atherosclerosis	1	0.6	10	3.0	11	2.2
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1.2	8	2.4	10	2.0
Septicemia	2	1.2	5	1.5	7	1.4
Hypertension	2	1.2	5	1.5	7	1.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	3	1.9	3	0.9	6	1.2
All Other Causes (Residual)	31	19.3	72	21.3	103	20.6
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent