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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	328	100.0	551	100.0	879	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	135	41.2	236	42.8	371	42.2
Malignant Neoplasms	46	14.0	59	10.7	105	11.9
Cerebrovascular Disease	27	8.2	68	12.3	95	10.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	25	7.6	27	4.9	52	5.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	20	6.1	15	2.7	35	4.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	10	3.0	13	2.4	23	2.6
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1.8	8	1.5	14	1.6
Septicemia	4	1.2	7	1.3	11	1.3
Hypertension	1	0.3	8	1.5	9	1.0
Atherosclerosis	4	1.2	4	0.7	8	0.9
Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction	3	0.9	1	0.2	4	0.5
All Other Causes (Residual)	47	14.3	105	19.1	152	17.3
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent