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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 | 284 | 100.0 | 513 | 100.0 | 797 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 146 | 51.4 | 276 | 53.8 | 422 | 52.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 22 | 7.7 | 54 | 10.5 | 76 | 9.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 28 | 9.9 | 45 | 8.8 | 73 | 9.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 14 | 4.9 | 23 | 4.5 | 37 | 4.6 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 14 | 4.9 | 13 | 2.5 | 27 | 3.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 1.1 | 13 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 5 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 6 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.6 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Atherosclerosis | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Nutritional Deficiencies | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 41 | 14.4 | 60 | 11.7 | 101 | 12.7 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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