Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada
Canada: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 80.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.43
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.43
in 2023
All-time low
55.89
in 1923
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada, 1921–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada is 80.43, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada peaked at 80.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.89, in 1923.
That places Canada 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 56.03 | — |
| 1922 | 56 | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 55.89 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 57.71 | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 58.11 | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 56.81 | -2.2% |
| 1927 | 57.38 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 57.32 | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 56.73 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 57.68 | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 59.01 | +2.3% |
| 1932 | 60.25 | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 61.25 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 61.4 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 61.21 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 61.62 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 59.9 | -2.8% |
| 1938 | 61.78 | +3.1% |
| 1939 | 62.24 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 62.38 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 62.02 | -0.6% |
| 1942 | 62.95 | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 62.93 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | 63.75 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 64.64 | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 64.73 | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 64.89 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 65.36 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 65.63 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 66.15 | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 66.44 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 66.33 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 66.68 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 67.54 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 67.51 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 67.51 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 67.29 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 67.9 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 67.99 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 68.22 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 68.4 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 68.45 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.42 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 68.63 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 68.77 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.78 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 68.93 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 69.09 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 69.16 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.33 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 69.62 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.47 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 69.67 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 69.73 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 70 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 70.38 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 70.63 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.91 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.31 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 71.6 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.01 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.29 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.69 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.01 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.03 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.23 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.57 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.87 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 74.23 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 74.44 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.69 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.63 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.87 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.01 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.37 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.65 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.11 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.58 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.85 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.07 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.22 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.58 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.71 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.15 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.79 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.11 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.33 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.56 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.7 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.85 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.95 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.76 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.81 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.17 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.41 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.61 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.5 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 80.43 | +2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 80.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.85, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 56.89 | 55.89 | 58.11 | 9 |
| 1930s | 60.63 | 57.68 | 62.24 | 10 |
| 1940s | 63.93 | 62.02 | 65.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | 67.13 | 66.15 | 67.99 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.69 | 68.22 | 69.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.11 | 69.33 | 71.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.88 | 71.6 | 73.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.09 | 74.23 | 76.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.65 | 76.58 | 78.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7 | 79.11 | 80.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.49 | 78.5 | 80.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Canada was 80.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 80.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.89 in 1923.
- How does Canada rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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