Canada vs Israel: Sex gap in life expectancy
Canada
4.4 years
in 2023
Israel
4.41 years
in 2023
Canada rank
152nd
Israel rank
151st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Canada
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Canada, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 152nd and Israel ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2 years | 2.92 years | 2.28 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 6.38 years | 3.05 years | 3.33 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.19 years | 3.87 years | 3.32 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 3.91 years | 2.87 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.93 years | 3.93 years | 2 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.78 years | 4.02 years | 0.7602 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.18 years | 3.72 years | 0.4624 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.82 years | 4.15 years | 0.6656 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Canada or Israel?
- Israel, at 4.41 years against 4.4 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Canada and Israel?
- 0.01 years, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Israel rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Canada ranks 152nd and Israel ranks 151st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.