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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	510	100.0	1,222	100.0	1,732	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	194	38.0	507	41.5	701	40.5
Malignant Neoplasms	76	14.9	123	10.1	199	11.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	61	12.0	101	8.3	162	9.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	25	4.9	118	9.7	143	8.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	36	7.1	33	2.7	69	4.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	12	2.4	29	2.4	41	2.4
Septicemia	11	2.2	25	2.0	36	2.1
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1.0	22	1.8	27	1.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	7	1.4	12	1.0	19	1.1
Hypertension	2	0.4	12	1.0	14	0.8
Anemias	1	0.2	9	0.7	10	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	80	15.7	231	18.9	311	18.0
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent