Life expectancy at age 15 in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.85 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
91.85 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.85 years
in 2100
All-time low
67.58 years
in 1923
Years of data
180
1921–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Canada, 1921–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Canada recorded 91.85 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 180 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Canada peaked at 91.85 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 67.58 years, in 1923.
Canada ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 180 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 67.98 years | — |
| 1922 | 67.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 67.58 years | -0.4% |
| 1924 | 68.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 68.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 67.95 years | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 68.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 67.76 years | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 67.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 68.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 69.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 69.01 years | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 69.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 69.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 69.61 years | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 69.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 69.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 70.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 70.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 70.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 70.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1942 | 70.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 70.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 70.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 71.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 71.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 71.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 71.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 71.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 72.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 72.21 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 72.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 72.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 73.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 73.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 73.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 73.08 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 73.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 73.41 years | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 73.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 73.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 73.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 73.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 74 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 73.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 74.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 74.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 74.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 74.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 74.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 74.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 75.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 75.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 76.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 77.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 77.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 78.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 79.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.41 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.14 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.71 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.09 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 83.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 83.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 83.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 83.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 83.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 84.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 84.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 84.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 84.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 84.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 84.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 84.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 84.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 85.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 85.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 85.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 85.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 85.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 85.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 85.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 85.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 86.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 86.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 86.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 86.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 86.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 86.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 86.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 86.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 86.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 87.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 87.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 87.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 87.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 87.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 87.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 87.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 87.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 87.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 88.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 88.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 88.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 88.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 88.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 88.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 88.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 88.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 88.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 89.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 89.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 89.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 89.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 89.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 89.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 89.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 89.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 89.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 89.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 90.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 90.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 90.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 90.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 90.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 90.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 90.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 90.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 90.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 91.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 91.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 91.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 91.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 91.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 91.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 91.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 91.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 91.85 years | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 91.85 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 68.03 years | 67.58 years | 68.68 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 69.45 years | 68.4 years | 70.13 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 70.93 years | 70.08 years | 71.82 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.94 years | 72.19 years | 73.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.01 years | 73.65 years | 74.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.1 years | 74.56 years | 76.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.18 years | 76.25 years | 77.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.76 years | 78.22 years | 79.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.67 years | 79.8 years | 81.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.34 years | 81.88 years | 82.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.07 years | 81.71 years | 83.92 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 84.64 years | 84.05 years | 85.21 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 85.86 years | 85.34 years | 86.38 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 87.01 years | 86.49 years | 87.52 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 88.12 years | 87.63 years | 88.59 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 89.17 years | 88.69 years | 89.64 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 90.21 years | 89.74 years | 90.68 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 91.28 years | 90.8 years | 91.75 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 91.85 years | 91.85 years | 91.85 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Canada?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Canada was 91.85 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 91.85 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.58 years in 1923.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.