Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Canada

Life expectancy at birth in Canada in 2024 — 82.1 years. Ranked 34 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15.4%.

2024 82.1 years +0.59% vs 2023
World rank 34of 217
Period maximum 82.2 years2019
Period minimum 71.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Canada, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71.1 years1962: 71.4 years1964: 71.8 years1966: 72 years1968: 72.4 years1970: 72.7 years1972: 72.9 years1974: 73.2 years1976: 73.9 years1978: 74.5 years1980: 75.1 years1982: 75.7 years1984: 76.3 years1986: 76.5 years1988: 76.9 years1990: 77.4 years1992: 77.8 years1994: 77.9 years1996: 78.2 years1998: 78.6 years2000: 79.2 years2002: 79.5 years2004: 80 years2006: 80.5 years2008: 80.7 years2010: 81.3 years2012: 81.7 years2014: 81.8 years2016: 81.9 years2018: 81.8 years2020: 81.5 years2022: 81.1 years2024: 82.1 years
Change over the period: +11 (+15.43%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 82.1 years
World 73.5 years
North America 79.2 years
Northern America computed 79.2 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.1 +0.5 +0.59%
2023 81.6 +0.5 +0.66%
2022 81.1 −0.4 −0.44%
2021 81.5 −0.1 −0.1%
2020 81.5 −0.6 −0.77%
2019 82.2 +0.4 +0.43%
2018 81.8 −0 −0.01%
2017 81.8 −0.1 −0.16%
2016 81.9 +0.1 +0.14%
2015 81.8 +0 +0.05%
2014 81.8 +0 +0.05%
2013 81.7 +0.1 +0.1%
2012 81.7 +0.2 +0.22%
2011 81.5 +0.2 +0.2%
2010 81.3 +0.3 +0.32%
2009 81.1 +0.3 +0.42%
2008 80.7 +0.2 +0.22%
2007 80.5 +0 +0%
2006 80.5 +0.4 +0.54%
2005 80.1 +0.1 +0.15%
2004 80 +0.3 +0.35%
2003 79.7 +0.2 +0.23%
2002 79.5 +0.1 +0.17%
2001 79.4 +0.2 +0.29%
2000 79.2 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 78.8 +0.2 +0.27%
1998 78.6 +0.2 +0.27%
1997 78.4 +0.2 +0.25%
1996 78.2 +0.2 +0.31%
1995 78 +0.1 +0.14%
1994 77.9 +0.2 +0.21%
1993 77.7 −0.1 −0.17%
1992 77.8 +0.2 +0.32%
1991 77.6 +0.2 +0.2%
1990 77.4 +0.3 +0.4%
1989 77.1 +0.3 +0.35%
1988 76.9 +0.1 +0.1%
1987 76.8 +0.3 +0.41%
1986 76.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1985 76.3 −0 −0.01%
1984 76.3 +0.3 +0.36%
1983 76.1 +0.3 +0.44%
1982 75.7 +0.2 +0.3%
1981 75.5 +0.4 +0.53%
1980 75.1 +0.2 +0.32%
1979 74.9 +0.3 +0.45%
1978 74.5 +0.3 +0.42%
1977 74.2 +0.4 +0.49%
1976 73.9 +0.3 +0.45%
1975 73.5 +0.3 +0.39%
1974 73.2 +0.1 +0.1%
1973 73.2 +0.2 +0.31%
1972 72.9 −0.1 −0.13%
1971 73 +0.3 +0.45%
1970 72.7 +0.2 +0.27%
1969 72.5 +0.1 +0.2%
1968 72.4 +0.1 +0.2%
1967 72.2 +0.2 +0.28%
1966 72 +0.1 +0.18%
1965 71.9 +0.1 +0.13%
1964 71.8 +0.4 +0.55%
1963 71.4 +0 +0.02%
1962 71.4 +0 +0.03%
1961 71.3 +0.2 +0.3%
1960 71.1

Northern America, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.