Food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada

Canada: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 82.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.63 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.22 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada stood at 82.63 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada peaked at 82.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.22 years, in 1950.

That places Canada 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 69.55 years 68.22 years 70.61 years 10
1960s 71.67 years 70.97 years 72.4 years 10
1970s 73.54 years 72.61 years 74.84 years 10
1980s 76.23 years 75.06 years 77.12 years 10
1990s 78.08 years 77.43 years 78.89 years 10
2000s 80.1 years 79.23 years 81.06 years 10
2010s 81.82 years 81.34 years 82.28 years 10
2020s 81.88 years 81.25 years 82.63 years 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
  2. 24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
  3. 25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
  4. 29 Israel 82.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Canada

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Canada was 82.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 82.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 68.22 years in 1950.
How does Canada rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
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.