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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	707	100.0	1,430	100.0	2,137	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	268	37.9	622	43.5	890	41.6
Malignant Neoplasms	96	13.6	133	9.3	229	10.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	60	8.5	152	10.6	212	9.9
Pneumonia and Influenza	44	6.2	88	6.2	132	6.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	40	5.7	38	2.7	78	3.6
Atherosclerosis	13	1.8	43	3.0	56	2.6
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2.4	32	2.2	49	2.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	13	1.8	26	1.8	39	1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	11	1.6	19	1.3	30	1.4
Septicemia	5	0.7	15	1.0	20	0.9
Hypertension	1	0.1	15	1.0	16	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	139	19.7	247	17.3	386	18.1
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent