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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 | 157 | 100.0 | 352 | 100.0 | 509 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 59 | 37.6 | 153 | 43.5 | 212 | 41.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 9 | 5.7 | 48 | 13.6 | 57 | 11.2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 30 | 19.1 | 22 | 6.2 | 52 | 10.2 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 18 | 11.5 | 28 | 8.0 | 46 | 9.0 |
| Atherosclerosis | 5 | 3.2 | 28 | 8.0 | 33 | 6.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 8 | 5.1 | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 2.2 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Septicemia | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Anemias | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.6 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 20 | 12.7 | 48 | 13.6 | 68 | 13.4 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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