Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 27.14 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.14 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 215 countries
All-time high
27.15 years
in 2023
All-time low
19.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Canada stood at 27.14 years.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Canada peaked at 27.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.99 years, in 1960.
That places Canada 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 20.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 20.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 20.15 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 20.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 20.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 20.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 21.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 21.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 21.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 21.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 21.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 21.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 21.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 21.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 21.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 22.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 22.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 22.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 22.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 22.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 22.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 22.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 23.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 23.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 23.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 23.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 23.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 23.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 23.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 23.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.8 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 23.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 23.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 24 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 24.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 24.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 24.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 25.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.46 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 26.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.66 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.15 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 27.14 years | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 27.14 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.57 years | 19.99 years | 21.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.94 years | 21.42 years | 22.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.19 years | 22.74 years | 23.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.97 years | 23.78 years | 24.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.05 years | 24.48 years | 25.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.32 years | 25.91 years | 26.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.84 years | 26.46 years | 27.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Switzerland 27.47 years compare
- 17 Italy 27.37 years compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 27.22 years compare
- 20 Portugal 27.02 years compare
- 21 Cayman Islands 26.76 years compare
- 22 Sweden 26.74 years compare
More gender data for Canada
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,985 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1285 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,670 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,670 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8111 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Canada?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Canada was 27.14 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.99 years in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.