Canada vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Canada
80.43 years
in 2023
Netherlands
80.54 years
in 2023
Canada rank
30th
Netherlands rank
27th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 80.54 years against 80.43 years in Canada, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.13 years | 70.89 years | 3.76 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 71.13 years | 2.45 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 70.11 years | 71.51 years | 1.41 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 72.88 years | 73.07 years | 0.1931 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 75.09 years | 74.57 years | 0.5253 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 77.65 years | 77.01 years | 0.6385 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 79.7 years | 79.67 years | 0.0222 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 79.49 years | 80.04 years | 0.5558 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 80.54 years against 80.43 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.11 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Canada ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.