Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada
Canada: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.65 years
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
143rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.02 years
in 1978
All-time low
0.67 years
in 1923
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada is 3.65 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada peaked at 6.02 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.67 years, in 1923.
That places Canada 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 0.71 years | — |
| 1922 | 0.79 years | +11.3% |
| 1923 | 0.67 years | -15.2% |
| 1924 | 0.93 years | +38.8% |
| 1925 | 0.96 years | +3.2% |
| 1926 | 0.94 years | -2.1% |
| 1927 | 1.22 years | +29.8% |
| 1928 | 1.25 years | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 1.17 years | -6.4% |
| 1930 | 1.3 years | +11.1% |
| 1931 | 1.2 years | -7.7% |
| 1932 | 1.06 years | -11.7% |
| 1933 | 1 years | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 1.45 years | +45.0% |
| 1935 | 1.37 years | -5.5% |
| 1936 | 1.41 years | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 1.67 years | +18.4% |
| 1938 | 1.87 years | +12.0% |
| 1939 | 1.78 years | -4.8% |
| 1940 | 2.08 years | +16.9% |
| 1941 | 2.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 2.21 years | +4.2% |
| 1943 | 2.13 years | -3.6% |
| 1944 | 2.19 years | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 2.44 years | +11.4% |
| 1946 | 2.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 2.72 years | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 2.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 2.9 years | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 3.04 years | +4.9% |
| 1951 | 3.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.46 years | +13.2% |
| 1953 | 3.39 years | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.64 years | +7.4% |
| 1955 | 3.84 years | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 3.83 years | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.11 years | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 4.28 years | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 4.14 years | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 4.39 years | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 4.54 years | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 4.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 4.91 years | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 4.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.14 years | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 5.31 years | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 5.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 5.63 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.57 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.68 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.94 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 5.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 5.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.81 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.76 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.74 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.66 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.53 years | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 5.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.47 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.34 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.27 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.22 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.1 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.94 years | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 4.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.79 years | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.68 years | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.62 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.44 years | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.34 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2 years | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.08 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.98 years | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.91 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7 years | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.61 years | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.55 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.44 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.61 years | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.95 years | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 4.71 years | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 3.65 years | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.96 years | 0.67 years | 1.25 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 1.41 years | 1 years | 1.87 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.4 years | 2.08 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.68 years | 3.04 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.91 years | 4.39 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.78 years | 5.56 years | 6.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 5.47 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.62 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 3.85 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 years | 3.44 years | 3.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 3.61 years | 4.71 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Canada was 3.65 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 years in 1923.
- How does Canada rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Canada ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.