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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	552	100.0	1,253	100.0	1,805	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	242	43.8	597	47.6	839	46.5
Cerebrovascular Disease	38	6.9	136	10.9	174	9.6
Malignant Neoplasms	57	10.3	100	8.0	157	8.7
Pneumonia and Influenza	34	6.2	73	5.8	107	5.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	33	6.0	33	2.6	66	3.7
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1.6	36	2.9	45	2.5
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	38	6.9	0	0.0	38	2.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	16	2.9	20	1.6	36	2.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	9	1.6	22	1.8	31	1.7
Septicemia	5	0.9	15	1.2	20	1.1
Atherosclerosis	2	0.4	15	1.2	17	0.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	69	12.5	206	16.4	275	15.2
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent