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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 | 246 | 100.0 | 528 | 100.0 | 774 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 102 | 41.5 | 227 | 43.0 | 329 | 42.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 32 | 13.0 | 41 | 7.8 | 73 | 9.4 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 15 | 6.1 | 49 | 9.3 | 64 | 8.3 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 24 | 9.8 | 21 | 4.0 | 45 | 5.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 15 | 6.1 | 20 | 3.8 | 35 | 4.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 5 | 2.0 | 21 | 4.0 | 26 | 3.4 |
| Septicemia | 1 | 0.4 | 16 | 3.0 | 17 | 2.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 7 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Atherosclerosis | 4 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 39 | 15.9 | 103 | 19.5 | 142 | 18.3 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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