Canada vs IDA only: Life expectancy at birth, male
Canada
80.03 years
in 2024
IDA only
64.89 years
in 2024
Canada rank
33rd
IDA only rank
34th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Canada
- IDA only
How they compare
Canada currently reports 80.03 years against 64.89 years in IDA only, a difference of 15.14 years.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 33rd and IDA only ranks 34th of 217 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 43.43 years | 25.26 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 70.1 years | 45.83 years | 24.27 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 72.89 years | 49.49 years | 23.4 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 52.78 years | 22.38 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 77.75 years | 57.65 years | 20.1 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 79.71 years | 61.67 years | 18.04 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 79.37 years | 63.81 years | 15.56 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Canada or IDA only?
- Canada, at 80.03 years against 64.89 years in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Canada and IDA only?
- 15.14 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA only?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and IDA only rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Canada ranks 33rd and IDA only ranks 34th 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, male (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.