Life expectancy at different ages in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at different ages was 82.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.63
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.63
in 2023
All-time low
39.05
in 1831
Years of data
112
1831–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Canada, 1831–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 82.63 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 112 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, life expectancy at different ages in Canada peaked at 82.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.05, in 1831.
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 112 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 39.05 | — |
| 1841 | 40.32 | +3.3% |
| 1851 | 41.06 | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 41.59 | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 42.56 | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 44.73 | +5.1% |
| 1891 | 45.17 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 48.63 | +7.7% |
| 1911 | 52.51 | +8.0% |
| 1921 | 57.1 | +8.7% |
| 1922 | 57.08 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 56.96 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 58.75 | +3.1% |
| 1925 | 59.26 | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 57.95 | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 58.61 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 58.55 | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 57.94 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 58.96 | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 60.27 | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 61.34 | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 62.28 | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 62.62 | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 62.4 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 62.65 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 61.27 | -2.2% |
| 1938 | 63.24 | +3.2% |
| 1939 | 63.7 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 63.91 | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 63.74 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 64.61 | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 64.57 | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 65.28 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 66.26 | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 66.41 | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 66.79 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 67.25 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 67.59 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 68.21 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 68.51 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 68.68 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 69.07 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 69.94 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 70 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 69.97 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 69.92 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 70.57 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 70.61 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 70.97 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 71.22 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 71.24 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 71.27 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 71.64 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 71.75 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.87 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.08 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 72.24 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 72.4 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 72.61 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 72.95 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.83 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 73.07 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.14 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 73.45 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.87 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.15 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 74.48 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.84 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.06 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.48 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.69 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.07 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 76.36 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.35 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 76.49 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.8 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.86 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.12 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.43 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.59 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.85 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.73 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.9 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.02 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.27 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.46 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.67 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.89 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.23 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.45 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.57 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.74 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.03 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.13 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.54 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.73 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.06 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.34 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.51 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.7 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.79 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.84 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.91 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.03 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.92 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.92 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.28 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.65 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.98 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.25 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.63 | +1.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 82.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 39.05 | 39.05 | 39.05 | 1 |
| 1840s | 40.32 | 40.32 | 40.32 | 1 |
| 1850s | 41.06 | 41.06 | 41.06 | 1 |
| 1860s | 41.59 | 41.59 | 41.59 | 1 |
| 1870s | 42.56 | 42.56 | 42.56 | 1 |
| 1880s | 44.73 | 44.73 | 44.73 | 1 |
| 1890s | 45.17 | 45.17 | 45.17 | 1 |
| 1900s | 48.63 | 48.63 | 48.63 | 1 |
| 1910s | 52.51 | 52.51 | 52.51 | 1 |
| 1920s | 58.02 | 56.96 | 59.26 | 9 |
| 1930s | 61.87 | 58.96 | 63.7 | 10 |
| 1940s | 65.64 | 63.74 | 67.59 | 10 |
| 1950s | 69.55 | 68.21 | 70.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.67 | 70.97 | 72.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.54 | 72.61 | 74.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 | 75.06 | 77.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 | 77.43 | 78.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1 | 79.23 | 81.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.82 | 81.34 | 82.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.88 | 81.25 | 82.63 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Canada?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Canada was 82.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.05 in 1831.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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