This table contains 2394 series, with data for years 1991 - 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Population group (19 items: Entire cohort; Income adequacy quintile 1 (lowest);Income adequacy quintile 2;Income adequacy quintile 3 ...), Age (14 items: At 25 years; At 30 years; At 40 years; At 35 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval; life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval; life expectancy ...).

This statistic shows the average life expectancy in North America for those born in 2022, by gender and region. In Canada, the average life expectancy was 80 years for males and 84 years for females.

Life expectancy in North America

Of those considered in this statistic, the life expectancy of female Canadian infants born in 2021 was the longest, at 84 years. Female infants born in America that year had a similarly high life expectancy of 81 years. Male infants, meanwhile, had lower life expectancies of 80 years (Canada) and 76 years (USA).

Compare this to the worldwide life expectancy for babies born in 2021: 75 years for women and 71 years for men. Of continents worldwide, North America ranks equal first in terms of life expectancy of (77 years for men and 81 years for women). Life expectancy is lowest in Africa at just 63 years and 66 years for males and females respectively. Japan is the country with the highest life expectancy worldwide for babies born in 2020.

Life expectancy is calculated according to current mortality rates of the population in question. Global variations in life expectancy are caused by differences in medical care, public health and diet, and reflect global inequalities in economic circumstances. Africa’s low life expectancy, for example, can be attributed in part to the AIDS epidemic. In 2019, around 72,000 people died of AIDS in South Africa, the largest amount worldwide. Nigeria, Tanzania and India were also high on the list of countries ranked by AIDS deaths that year. Likewise, Africa has by far the highest rate of mortality by communicable disease (i.e. AIDS, neglected tropics diseases, malaria and tuberculosis).

Life expectancy at birth and at age 65, by sex, on a three-year average basis.

Life expectancy in Canada was just below forty in the year 1800, and over the course of the next 220 years, it is expected to have increased by more than double to 82.2 by the year 2020. Throughout this time, life expectancy in Canada progressed at a steady rate, with the most noticeable changes coming during the interwar period, where the rate of increase was affected by the Spanish Flu epidemic and both World Wars.

The life expectancy of men at birth in Canada was 79.51 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy rose by 11.25 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

This table contains mortality indicators by sex for Canada and all provinces except Prince Edward Island. These indicators are derived from three-year complete life tables. Mortality indicators derived from single-year life tables are also available (table 13-10-0837). For Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, mortality indicators derived from three-year abridged life tables are available (table 13-10-0140).

Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Life Expectancy At Birth Male Years

The total life expectancy at birth in Canada stood at 81.65 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy at birth rose by 10.52 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

This table contains 2754 series, with data for years 2005/2007 - 2012/2014 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (153 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority, Newfoundland and Labrador; Central Regional Integrated Health Authority, Newfoundland and Labrador; ...);  Age group (2 items: At birth; At age 65);  Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females);  Characteristics (3 items: Life expectancy; Low 95% confidence interval, life expectancy; High 95% confidence interval, life expectancy).

The life expectancy experiences significant growth in all gender groups in 2023. Comparing the two different gender groups for the year 2023, the 'life expectancy of women at birth' leads the ranking with 83.89 years. Contrastingly, 'life expectancy of men at birth' is ranked last, with 79.51 years. Their difference, compared to life expectancy of women at birth, lies at 4.38 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Bosnia & Herzegovina and Comoros.

Historical dataset showing Canada life expectancy by year from 1950 to 2025.

Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Life Expectancy At Birth Female Years

Canada CA: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 81.647 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.245 Year for 2022. Canada CA: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 77.649 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.164 Year in 2019 and a record low of 71.133 Year in 1960. Canada CA: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;

The life expectancy of women at birth in Canada amounted to 83.89 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy rose by 9.74 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

This table contains mortality indicators for Canada and provinces for the period 1980/1982 to 2013/2015. Complete mortality tables are available for men, women and both sexes combined.

UNICEF's country profile for Canada, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

Canada Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 79.900 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.800 Year for 2015. Canada Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 79.250 Year from Jun 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.900 Year in 2016 and a record low of 78.100 Year in 2007. Canada Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G003: Life Expectancy at Birth.

Actual value and historical data chart for Canada Life Expectancy At Birth Total Years

Life expectancy is the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting from birth (for life expectancy at birth) or at age 65 (for life expectancy at age 65), on the basis of the mortality statistics for a given observation period. Life expectancy is a widely used indicator of the health of a population. Life expectancy measures quantity rather than quality of life.

In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Canada stood at 4.4. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 23.4, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.