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
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) β 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.