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| Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death  | 
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| Less Than One  | 
1-4  | 
5-9  | 
10-14  | 
15-19  | 
20-24  | 
25-34  | 
35-44  | 
45-54  | 
55-64  | 
65-74  | 
75-84  | 
85 and Over  | 
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| Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,114 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 134 | 263 | 344 | 270 | 73.8 | 
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| Septicemia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 83.0 | 
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 
| Malignant Neoplasms | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 88 | 73 | 26 | 69.0 | 
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 71.5 | 
| ------Colon | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 69.3 | 
| ------Pancreas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70.5 | 
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 70.7 | 
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 70.7 | 
| ---of Female Breast | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 67.4 | 
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 68.3 | 
| ------Cervix Uteri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 
| ------Prostate | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 76.8 | 
| ------Bladder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65.6 | 
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64.7 | 
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 | 
| Diabetes Mellitus | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 74.4 | 
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 117 | 167 | 153 | 77.0 | 
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 95 | 138 | 120 | 76.6 | 
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 71 | 103 | 97 | 77.0 | 
| ---Hypertension | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.5 | 
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 78.9 | 
| ---Atherosclerosis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 85.0 | 
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 75.3 | 
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 82.7 | 
| ---Pneumonia | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 83.5 | 
| ---Influenza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 71.8 | 
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 76.4 | 
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 77.4 | 
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 83.6 | 
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59.7 | 
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 78.9 | 
| Congenital Anomalies | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67.6 | 
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 57.6 | 
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 | 
| ---Falls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 82.6 | 
| ---Fires and Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 
| ---Drownings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 65.7 | 
| Suicide | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 
| Homicide | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.0 | 
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 90 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 73.6 | 
| Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death  | 
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| Less Than One  | 
1-4  | 
5-9  | 
10-14  | 
15-19  | 
20-24  | 
25-34  | 
35-44  | 
45-54  | 
55-64  | 
65-74  | 
75-84  | 
85 and Over  | 
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