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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	536	100.0	776	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	96	40.0	240	44.8	336	43.3
Malignant Neoplasms	36	15.0	51	9.5	87	11.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	16	6.7	50	9.3	66	8.5
Pneumonia and Influenza	16	6.7	34	6.3	50	6.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	11	4.6	12	2.2	23	3.0
Atherosclerosis	6	2.5	15	2.8	21	2.7
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2.1	11	2.1	16	2.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	5	2.1	8	1.5	13	1.7
Septicemia	1	0.4	9	1.7	10	1.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	4	1.7	6	1.1	10	1.3
Hypertension	3	1.3	5	0.9	8	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	41	17.1	95	17.7	136	17.5
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent