Australia vs Canada: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Australia
3.67 years
in 2023
Canada
3.65 years
in 2023
Australia rank
141st
Canada rank
143rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.67 years against 3.65 years in Canada, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Canada ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.9 years | 0.96 years | 1.94 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.03 years | 1.41 years | 1.62 years | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.47 years | 2.4 years | 1.07 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 4.43 years | 3.68 years | 0.7526 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.3 years | 4.91 years | 0.3901 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.66 years | 5.78 years | 0.1178 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.47 years | 5.67 years | 0.2042 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.75 years | 4.95 years | 0.2044 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.01 years | 4.09 years | 0.076 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.49 years | 3.54 years | 0.0524 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.63 years | 3.98 years | 0.3455 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 3.67 years against 3.65 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Australia and Canada?
- 0.02 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Australia ranks 141st and Canada ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.