Canada vs IDA total: Life expectancy at birth, female
Canada
84.29 years
in 2024
IDA total
67.82 years
in 2024
Canada rank
35th
IDA total rank
37th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Canada
- IDA total
How they compare
Canada currently reports 84.29 years against 67.82 years in IDA total, a difference of 16.47 years.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 37th of 217 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.06 years | 45.77 years | 29.28 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 77.29 years | 49.59 years | 27.7 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 79.73 years | 53.64 years | 26.08 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 81.09 years | 55.82 years | 25.27 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 82.52 years | 59.99 years | 22.53 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 83.9 years | 64.54 years | 19.37 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 83.87 years | 66.87 years | 17 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Canada or IDA total?
- Canada, at 84.29 years against 67.82 years in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Canada and IDA total?
- 16.47 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA total?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and IDA total rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Canada ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 37th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.