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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 | 206 | 100.0 | 361 | 100.0 | 567 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 97 | 47.1 | 195 | 54.0 | 292 | 51.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 28 | 13.6 | 35 | 9.7 | 63 | 11.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 12 | 5.8 | 34 | 9.4 | 46 | 8.1 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 12 | 5.8 | 21 | 5.8 | 33 | 5.8 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 8 | 3.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 18 | 3.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 6 | 2.9 | 7 | 1.9 | 13 | 2.3 |
| Septicemia | 5 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.7 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 34 | 16.5 | 48 | 13.3 | 82 | 14.5 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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