Canada vs Réunion: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Canada
80.43 years
in 2023
Réunion
80.53 years
in 2023
Canada rank
30th
Réunion rank
28th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Canada
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 80.53 years against 80.43 years in Canada, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 30th and Réunion ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.13 years | 49.47 years | 17.67 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 56.85 years | 11.83 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 70.11 years | 61.78 years | 8.33 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 72.88 years | 67.87 years | 5.01 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 75.09 years | 71.5 years | 3.59 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 77.65 years | 74.36 years | 3.29 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 79.7 years | 78.36 years | 1.33 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 79.49 years | 79.24 years | 0.2492 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Canada or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 80.53 years against 80.43 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Canada and Réunion?
- 0.1 years, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Réunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Réunion rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Canada ranks 30th and Réunion ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.