Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Canada
Canada: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 82.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Canada, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Canada recorded 82.63 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 103 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Canada peaked at 82.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.96 years, in 1923.
Canada ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 58.02 years | 56.96 years | 59.26 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 61.87 years | 58.96 years | 63.7 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 65.64 years | 63.74 years | 67.59 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 69.55 years | 68.21 years | 70.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.67 years | 70.97 years | 72.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.54 years | 72.61 years | 74.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.06 years | 77.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 years | 77.43 years | 78.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1 years | 79.23 years | 81.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 81.34 years | 82.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.88 years | 81.25 years | 82.63 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 266,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 271,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 258,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 254,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 245,661 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Canada?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Canada was 82.63 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.96 years in 1923.
- How does Canada rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.