Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 80.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.03 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
33rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
80.1 years
in 2019
All-time low
68.26 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Canada is 80.03 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Canada peaked at 80.1 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.26 years, in 1960.
That places Canada 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.26 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 68.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 68.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 68.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 68.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 69.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 69.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 69.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 69.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 70.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 71.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 73.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 74.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 77.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.75 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.33 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.03 years | +0.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 80.03 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 68.26 years | 69.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.1 years | 69.32 years | 71.32 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.89 years | 71.59 years | 73.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 74.3 years | 76.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.75 years | 76.64 years | 78.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.71 years | 79.21 years | 80.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.37 years | 78.89 years | 80.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Canada?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Canada was 80.03 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.26 years in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.