Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -4.3 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Canada is -4.3 Years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Canada peaked at -4 Years in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.4 Years, in 1979.
Canada ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -5.8 Years | — |
| 1966 | -6.4 Years | +10.3% |
| 1971 | -7.1 Years | +10.9% |
| 1976 | -7.3 Years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | -7.4 Years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | -7.2 Years | -2.7% |
| 1981 | -7.1 Years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | -7 Years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | -6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | -6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 1985 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -6.6 Years | -2.9% |
| 1987 | -6.7 Years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | -6.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -6.6 Years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | -6.4 Years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | -6.3 Years | -1.6% |
| 1992 | -6.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -6.2 Years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | -6 Years | -3.2% |
| 1995 | -6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5.7 Years | -5.0% |
| 1997 | -5.5 Years | -3.5% |
| 1998 | -5.4 Years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5.2 Years | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -5.1 Years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -4.9 Years | -3.9% |
| 2003 | -4.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4.7 Years | -4.1% |
| 2005 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -4.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4.5 Years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | -4.4 Years | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -4.3 Years | -2.3% |
| 2011 | -4.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -4.2 Years | -2.3% |
| 2013 | -4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | -4.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4 Years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | -4.1 Years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | -4.3 Years | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -4.2 Years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | -4.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4.5 Years | +7.1% |
| 2021 | -4.8 Years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | -4.5 Years | -6.2% |
| 2023 | -4.4 Years | -2.2% |
| 2024 | -4.3 Years | -2.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -4.3 Years is above the median for high income countries, which is -4.55 Years, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.1 Years | -6.4 Years | -5.8 Years | 2 |
| 1970s | -7.27 Years | -7.4 Years | -7.1 Years | 3 |
| 1980s | -6.84 Years | -7.2 Years | -6.6 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.92 Years | -6.4 Years | -5.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.76 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.18 Years | -4.3 Years | -4 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5 Years | -4.8 Years | -4.3 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 — life expectancy difference in Canada?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Canada was -4.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was -4 Years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4 Years in 1979.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.