Healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada
Canada: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 69.78 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
69.78
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
70.3
in 2019
All-time low
68.54
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 69.78 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada peaked at 70.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.54, in 2000.
Canada ranks 23rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.06 | 68.54 | 69.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.12 | 69.83 | 70.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7 | 69.63 | 69.78 | 2 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada was 69.78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.54 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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