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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	197	100.0	353	100.0	550	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	90	45.7	166	47.0	256	46.5
Malignant Neoplasms	13	6.6	45	12.7	58	10.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	12	6.1	21	5.9	33	6.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	21	10.7	12	3.4	33	6.0
Cerebrovascular Disease	11	5.6	21	5.9	32	5.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	6	3.0	14	4.0	20	3.6
Septicemia	5	2.5	7	2.0	12	2.2
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1.5	8	2.3	11	2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	5	2.5	2	0.6	7	1.3
Hypertension	3	1.5	2	0.6	5	0.9
Nutritional Deficiencies	1	0.5	3	0.8	4	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	27	13.7	52	14.7	79	14.4
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent