Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada
Canada: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 80.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.43
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.43
in 2023
All-time low
66.15
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 80.43 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada peaked at 80.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.15, in 1950.
Canada ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66.15 | — |
| 1951 | 66.44 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 66.33 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 66.68 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 67.55 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 67.51 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 67.51 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 67.29 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 67.9 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 67.99 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 68.22 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 68.4 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 68.45 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.42 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 68.63 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 68.77 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.78 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 68.93 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 69.09 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 69.16 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.33 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.62 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.47 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 69.67 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.73 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.38 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.63 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.91 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.31 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 71.59 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.01 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.29 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.69 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.01 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.03 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.23 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.57 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.87 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 74.23 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.44 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.69 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.63 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.87 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.01 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.37 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.65 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.11 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.58 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.85 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.07 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.22 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.58 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.71 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.15 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.79 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.11 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.33 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.56 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.69 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.84 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.95 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.76 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.81 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.17 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.41 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.61 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.5 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 80.43 | +2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 80.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.86, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.13 | 66.15 | 67.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.69 | 68.22 | 69.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.11 | 69.33 | 71.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 | 71.59 | 73.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.09 | 74.23 | 76.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.65 | 76.58 | 78.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7 | 79.11 | 80.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.49 | 78.5 | 80.43 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Canada was 80.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 80.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.15 in 1950.
- How does Canada rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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