Survival to age 65, female in Canada
Canada: Survival to age 65, female was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Canada recorded 92.5% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Canada peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1960.
That places Canada 40th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.6% | — |
| 1961 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 80.6% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.1% | 82.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 85.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 88.5% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 91.4% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.0% | 92.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 37 Puerto Rico 92.8% compare
- 38 Luxembourg 92.6% compare
- 39 Denmark 92.5% compare
- 41 Netherlands 92.4% compare
- 42 Belgium 92.4% compare
- 43 Germany 92.4% compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0588 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Canada?
- Survival to age 65, female in Canada was 92.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.