Life expectancy men women in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy men women was 84.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.83
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.83
in 2023
All-time low
70.58
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 84.83 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Canada peaked at 84.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.58, in 1950.
That places Canada 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.33 | 70.58 | 73.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.07 | 74.15 | 76.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.3 | 76.27 | 78.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.66 | 78.72 | 80.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.02 | 80.62 | 81.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.44 | 81.77 | 83.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.88 | 83.45 | 84.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.31 | 83.91 | 84.83 | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Canada?
- Life expectancy men women in Canada was 84.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 84.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.58 in 1950.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy men women?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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