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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 | 148 | 100.0 | 223 | 100.0 | 371 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 59 | 39.9 | 105 | 47.1 | 164 | 44.2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 19 | 12.8 | 25 | 11.2 | 44 | 11.9 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 13 | 8.8 | 11 | 4.9 | 24 | 6.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 11 | 7.4 | 12 | 5.4 | 23 | 6.2 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 5 | 3.4 | 15 | 6.7 | 20 | 5.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 4 | 2.7 | 7 | 3.1 | 11 | 3.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 4 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 10 | 2.7 |
| Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis | 9 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2.4 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Atherosclerosis | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 19 | 12.8 | 35 | 15.7 | 54 | 14.6 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
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