Canada vs France: Life expectancy
Canada
82.05 years
in 2020
France
82.21 years
in 2020
Canada rank
17th
France rank
16th
Life expectancy over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 82.21 years against 82.05 years in Canada, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 16th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 42.56 years | 36.52 years | 6.04 years | Canada |
| 1880s | 44.73 years | 42.79 years | 1.94 years | Canada |
| 1890s | 45.17 years | 43.43 years | 1.74 years | Canada |
| 1900s | 48.62 years | 45.1 years | 3.52 years | Canada |
| 1910s | 53.11 years | 51.36 years | 1.75 years | Canada |
| 1920s | 58.6 years | 54.3 years | 4.3 years | Canada |
| 1930s | 62.76 years | 58.29 years | 4.47 years | Canada |
| 1950s | 69.1 years | 67.41 years | 1.69 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 71.37 years | 70.74 years | 0.625 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 73.03 years | 72.5 years | 0.535 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 75.71 years | 74.77 years | 0.94 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 77.73 years | 77.35 years | 0.3727 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 79.68 years | 79.69 years | 0.0083 years | France |
| 2010s | 81.64 years | 81.81 years | 0.1709 years | France |
| 2020s | 82.05 years | 82.21 years | 0.1633 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Canada or France?
- France, at 82.21 years against 82.05 years in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Canada and France?
- 0.16 years, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for life expectancy?
- Canada ranks 17th and France ranks 16th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.