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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	503	100.0	1,169	100.0	1,672	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	192	38.2	515	44.1	707	42.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	37	7.4	146	12.5	183	10.9
Malignant Neoplasms	73	14.5	108	9.2	181	10.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	45	8.9	74	6.3	119	7.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	29	5.8	30	2.6	59	3.5
Diabetes Mellitus	10	2.0	29	2.5	39	2.3
Atherosclerosis	5	1.0	31	2.7	36	2.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	9	1.8	19	1.6	28	1.7
Septicemia	5	1.0	15	1.3	20	1.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	11	2.2	6	0.5	17	1.0
Hypertension	1	0.2	12	1.0	13	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	86	17.1	184	15.7	270	16.1
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent