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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	887	100.0	2,020	100.0	2,907	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	364	41.0	855	42.3	1,219	41.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	73	8.2	278	13.8	351	12.1
Malignant Neoplasms	130	14.7	167	8.3	297	10.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	74	8.3	143	7.1	217	7.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	29	3.3	42	2.1	71	2.4
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2.0	39	1.9	57	2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	18	2.0	33	1.6	51	1.8
Atherosclerosis	11	1.2	28	1.4	39	1.3
Septicemia	10	1.1	21	1.0	31	1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	8	0.9	16	0.8	24	0.8
Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction	4	0.5	17	0.8	21	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	148	16.7	381	18.9	529	18.2
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent