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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	195	100.0	398	100.0	593	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	86	44.1	183	46.0	269	45.4
Malignant Neoplasms	26	13.3	38	9.5	64	10.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	11	5.6	50	12.6	61	10.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	9	4.6	25	6.3	34	5.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	12	6.2	9	2.3	21	3.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	3.1	7	1.8	13	2.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	4	2.1	9	2.3	13	2.2
Atherosclerosis	2	1.0	9	2.3	11	1.9
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2.1	6	1.5	10	1.7
Septicemia	5	2.6	4	1.0	9	1.5
Hypertension	2	1.0	2	0.5	4	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	28	14.4	56	14.1	84	14.2
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent