Life Expectancy at Birth in Canada
Canada: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.11
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 216 countries
All-time high
82.16
in 2019
All-time low
71.13
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Canada stood at 82.11.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Canada peaked at 82.16 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.13, in 1960.
That places Canada 34th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.13 | — |
| 1961 | 71.35 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 71.38 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 71.78 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 71.87 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 72 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 72.21 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 72.35 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 72.5 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 72.7 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 73.03 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.93 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 73.16 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 73.24 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 73.52 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 73.86 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 74.22 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 74.53 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.87 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.1 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.5 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 75.73 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 76.06 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.33 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 76.33 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 76.46 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 76.78 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 76.86 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 77.12 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 77.44 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 77.59 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.84 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.7 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.87 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.98 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.22 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.41 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 78.62 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.84 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.17 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.4 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.53 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.72 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.99 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.11 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.54 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.72 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.07 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.32 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.48 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.66 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.74 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.83 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.94 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.81 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.8 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.16 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.53 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 81.45 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.09 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.63 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.11 | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 82.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.79 | 71.13 | 72.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.61 | 72.7 | 74.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 | 75.1 | 77.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.05 | 77.44 | 78.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.08 | 79.17 | 81.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.75 | 81.32 | 82.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.56 | 81.09 | 82.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 birth in Canada?
- Life expectancy at birth in Canada was 82.11 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.16 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.13 in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.