Womens life expectancy at birth in Canada
Canada: Womens life expectancy at birth was 84.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.83
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.83
in 2023
All-time low
70.58
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70.58 | — |
| 1951 | 70.87 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 71.39 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 71.8 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 72.7 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 72.88 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 72.82 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 72.98 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 73.68 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 73.64 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 74.15 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 74.47 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 74.44 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 74.52 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 75.08 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 75.16 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 75.39 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 75.66 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 75.78 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.02 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 76.27 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 76.65 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 76.54 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 76.83 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 76.89 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 77.23 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.67 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 77.96 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 78.32 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 78.59 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 78.72 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.11 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 79.23 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.55 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 79.77 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.73 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 79.79 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.11 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.18 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.39 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.62 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.72 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 80.98 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 80.78 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.88 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.98 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.09 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.19 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.36 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.57 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.77 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.94 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.14 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.36 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.43 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.81 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.8 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.95 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.23 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.45 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.58 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.74 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.78 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.87 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.04 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.03 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.36 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.91 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.37 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.12 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.83 | +0.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 84.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0242 units per person (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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