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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	214	100.0	415	100.0	629	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	88	41.1	180	43.4	268	42.6
Malignant Neoplasms	31	14.5	45	10.8	76	12.1
Cerebrovascular Disease	13	6.1	27	6.5	40	6.4
Pneumonia and Influenza	13	6.1	27	6.5	40	6.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	12	5.6	12	2.9	24	3.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	9	4.2	11	2.7	20	3.2
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3.3	10	2.4	17	2.7
Atherosclerosis	3	1.4	9	2.2	12	1.9
Hypertension	1	0.5	8	1.9	9	1.4
Septicemia	1	0.5	7	1.7	8	1.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	4	1.9	3	0.7	7	1.1
All Other Causes (Residual)	32	15.0	76	18.3	108	17.2
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent