Canada vs Lower middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total

Canada
82.11 years
in 2024
Lower middle income
69.52 years
in 2024
Canada rank
34th
Lower middle income rank
32nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Canada
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 82.11 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.59 years.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 71.79 years 46.32 years 25.47 years Canada
1970s 73.61 years 50.42 years 23.18 years Canada
1980s 76.23 years 55.6 years 20.62 years Canada
1990s 78.05 years 59.05 years 19 years Canada
2000s 80.08 years 62.92 years 17.16 years Canada
2010s 81.75 years 66.76 years 15 years Canada
2020s 81.56 years 68.3 years 13.26 years Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Canada or Lower middle income?
Canada, at 82.11 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Canada and Lower middle income?
12.59 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Lower middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Canada ranks 34th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.