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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 | 87 | 100.0 | 164 | 100.0 | 251 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 35 | 40.2 | 70 | 42.7 | 105 | 41.8 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 8 | 9.2 | 22 | 13.4 | 30 | 12.0 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 7 | 8.0 | 15 | 9.1 | 22 | 8.8 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 5 | 5.7 | 10 | 6.1 | 15 | 6.0 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 5 | 5.7 | 4 | 2.4 | 9 | 3.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 19 | 21.8 | 37 | 22.6 | 56 | 22.3 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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