Canada vs Low & middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Canada
80.03 years
in 2024
Low & middle income
69.74 years
in 2024
Canada rank
33rd
Low & middle income rank
31st
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Canada
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 80.03 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.29 years.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 48.46 years | 20.23 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 70.1 years | 54.22 years | 15.88 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 72.89 years | 58.66 years | 14.23 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 61.79 years | 13.37 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 77.75 years | 64.93 years | 12.83 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 79.71 years | 67.87 years | 11.84 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 79.37 years | 68.85 years | 10.51 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Canada or Low & middle income?
- Canada, at 80.03 years against 69.74 years in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Canada and Low & middle income?
- 10.29 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low & middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Low & middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 218 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.