Canada vs New Zealand: Male life expectancy at birth

Canada
80.43 years
in 2023
New Zealand
80.41 years
in 2023
Canada rank
30th
New Zealand rank
31st

Male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 80.43 years against 80.41 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

Canada ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 67.13 years 67.87 years 0.7349 years New Zealand
1960s 68.69 years 68.39 years 0.2985 years Canada
1970s 70.11 years 69 years 1.11 years Canada
1980s 72.88 years 70.97 years 1.91 years Canada
1990s 75.09 years 74.05 years 1.04 years Canada
2000s 77.65 years 77.34 years 0.3139 years Canada
2010s 79.7 years 79.69 years 0.0102 years Canada
2020s 79.49 years 80.32 years 0.834 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 80.43 years against 80.41 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Canada and New Zealand?
0.02 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
Canada ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.