Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada

Canada: Life satisfaction vs life expectancy was 82.63 in 2023. ▬ Flat

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
81.25
in 2022
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada, 2011–2023

0204060802011201720232011: 81.52012: 81.72013: 81.82014: 81.82015: 81.92016: 822017: 81.92018: 81.92019: 82.32020: 81.72021: 822022: 81.22023: 82.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada is 82.63, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 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 satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada peaked at 82.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.25, in 2022.

Canada ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada, 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 81.51 —
2012 81.7 +0.2%
2013 81.78 +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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 81.88 81.51 82.28 9
2020s 81.88 81.25 82.63 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 23 Vatican 82.98 compare
  2. 24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 compare
  3. 25 Iceland 82.69 compare
  4. 27 Martinique 82.56 compare
  5. 28 Ireland 82.41 compare
  6. 29 Israel 82.41 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Canada

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada?
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada was 82.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life satisfaction vs life expectancy recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 82.63 in 2023.
What is the lowest life satisfaction vs life expectancy recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 81.25 in 2022.
How does Canada rank for life satisfaction vs life expectancy?
Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life satisfaction vs life expectancy rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/life-satisfaction-vs-life-expectancy/canada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/life-satisfaction-vs-life-expectancy/canada/">Life satisfaction vs life expectancy in Canada</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 3,068 data points, 2011–2023
Last refreshed