Life expectancy at birth in Canada
Life expectancy at birth in Canada was 82.1 years in 2024.
Canada, 2024
82.1
Change from 2023
+0.6%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
34th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Canada over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.1 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 81.6 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 81.1 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 81.5 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 81.5 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 82.2 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 81.8 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 81.8 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 81.9 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 81.8 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 81.8 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 81.7 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 81.7 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 81.5 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 81.3 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 81.1 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 80.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 80.5 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 80.5 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 80.1 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 80.0 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 79.7 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 79.5 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 79.4 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 79.2 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 81.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.8 years, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Life expectancy at birth, women
84.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
80.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
82.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
21.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
92
2023 · WHO