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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	240	100.0	454	100.0	694	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	93	38.7	214	47.1	307	44.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	19	7.9	47	10.4	66	9.5
Malignant Neoplasms	20	8.3	39	8.6	59	8.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	24	10.0	31	6.8	55	7.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	13	5.4	7	1.5	20	2.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	7	2.9	12	2.6	19	2.7
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2.1	10	2.2	15	2.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	9	3.7	6	1.3	15	2.2
Septicemia	2	0.8	10	2.2	12	1.7
Atherosclerosis	5	2.1	7	1.5	12	1.7
Hypertension	1	0.4	3	0.7	4	0.6
All Other Causes (Residual)	42	17.5	68	15.0	110	15.9
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent