Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 82.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.11 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 218 countries
All-time high
82.16 years
in 2019
All-time low
71.13 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Canada stood at 82.11 years.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Canada peaked at 82.16 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.13 years, in 1960.
Canada ranks 34th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.13 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 71.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 71.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 71.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 71.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 72 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 72.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 72.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 72.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 73.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 73.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 73.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 74.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 74.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 75.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 76.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.8 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.11 years | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 82.11 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.79 years | 71.13 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.61 years | 72.7 years | 74.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.1 years | 77.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.05 years | 77.44 years | 78.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.08 years | 79.17 years | 81.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.75 years | 81.32 years | 82.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.56 years | 81.09 years | 82.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More health data for Canada
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Canada?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Canada was 82.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.16 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.13 years in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.