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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	253	100.0	432	100.0	685	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	92	36.4	230	53.2	322	47.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	26	10.3	44	10.2	70	10.2
Malignant Neoplasms	30	11.9	28	6.5	58	8.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	22	8.7	22	5.1	44	6.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	18	7.1	11	2.5	29	4.2
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1.6	14	3.2	18	2.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	7	2.8	6	1.4	13	1.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	4	1.6	5	1.2	9	1.3
Atherosclerosis	1	0.4	6	1.4	7	1.0
Septicemia	0	0.0	4	0.9	4	0.6
Hypertension	2	0.8	1	0.2	3	0.4
All Other Causes (Residual)	47	18.6	61	14.1	108	15.8
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent