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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	159	100.0	246	100.0	405	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	70	44.0	117	47.6	187	46.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	9	5.7	33	13.4	42	10.4
Malignant Neoplasms	14	8.8	21	8.5	35	8.6
Pneumonia and Influenza	7	4.4	13	5.3	20	4.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	12	7.5	4	1.6	16	4.0
Atherosclerosis	3	1.9	10	4.1	13	3.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	5	3.1	2	0.8	7	1.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	4	2.5	2	0.8	6	1.5
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1.3	3	1.2	5	1.2
Septicemia	1	0.6	2	0.8	3	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	32	20.1	39	15.9	71	17.5
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent