Womens life expectancy at birth in Canada
Canada: Womens life expectancy at birth was 84.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 84.83 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Canada peaked at 84.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.58, in 1950.
That places Canada 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.33 | 70.58 | 73.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.07 | 74.15 | 76.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.3 | 76.27 | 78.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.66 | 78.72 | 80.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.02 | 80.62 | 81.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.44 | 81.77 | 83.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.88 | 83.45 | 84.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.31 | 83.91 | 84.83 | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Canada?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Canada was 84.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 84.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.58 in 1950.
- How does Canada rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Canada ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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