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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	202	100.0	409	100.0	611	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	82	40.6	199	48.7	281	46.0
Malignant Neoplasms	26	12.9	34	8.3	60	9.8
Cerebrovascular Disease	8	4.0	33	8.1	41	6.7
Pneumonia and Influenza	12	5.9	16	3.9	28	4.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	14	6.9	13	3.2	27	4.4
Atherosclerosis	6	3.0	12	2.9	18	2.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	3.0	11	2.7	17	2.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	2	1.0	11	2.7	13	2.1
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1.5	8	2.0	11	1.8
Septicemia	4	2.0	5	1.2	9	1.5
Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction	1	0.5	5	1.2	6	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	38	18.8	62	15.2	100	16.4
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent