Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male 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, male in Canada stood at 15.74 years. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Canada peaked at 24.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.74 years, in 2024.
Canada ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Canada, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.75 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 16.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 16.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 16.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 16.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 16.84 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 16.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 17.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.03 years | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 17.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 17.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 17.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 17.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 17.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 17.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 17.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 17.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 18.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 18.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 18.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 18.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 18.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.59 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 19.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 19.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 19.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 19.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.53 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 20.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 21.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.92 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.44 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.81 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 24.05 years | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.74 years | -34.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 15.74 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -34.5% | 24.05 years | 15.74 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.81 years | 16.72 years | 16.93 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.3 years | 16.96 years | 17.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.36 years | 17.88 years | 18.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.61 years | 19.14 years | 20.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.47 years | 20.53 years | 22.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.24 years | 22.69 years | 23.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9 years | 15.74 years | 24.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 181 Grenada 15.79 years compare
- 182 Denmark 15.78 years compare
- 183 Cote d'Ivoire 15.75 years compare
- 185 Uruguay 15.68 years compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 15.68 years compare
- 187 Central African Republic 15.62 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, male in Canada?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Canada was 15.74 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, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.74 years in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Canada ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.