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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	446	100.0	1,004	100.0	1,450	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	133	29.8	359	35.8	492	33.9
Malignant Neoplasms	78	17.5	87	8.7	165	11.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	33	7.4	123	12.3	156	10.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	29	6.5	64	6.4	93	6.4
Atherosclerosis	26	5.8	44	4.4	70	4.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	20	4.5	22	2.2	42	2.9
Septicemia	14	3.1	24	2.4	38	2.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	12	2.7	15	1.5	27	1.9
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1.3	17	1.7	23	1.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	4	0.9	14	1.4	18	1.2
Hypertension	2	0.4	8	0.8	10	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	89	20.0	227	22.6	316	21.8
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent