nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada
Canada: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0044 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada stood at 0.0044. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada peaked at 0.0055 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0044, in 2021.
Canada ranks 147th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0052 | 0.005 | 0.0055 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 | 0.0044 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 | 0.0044 | 0.0044 | 2 |
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- 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 nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Canada was 0.0044 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 in 2005.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Canada ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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