Life expectancy at birth, men in Canada

Life expectancy at birth for men in Canada was 80.0 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 80.0 Years
Change from 2023 +0.7% 2023: 79.5 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 79.8 years Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 33rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men 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.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 80.0 years 71.1 years
2023 79.5 years 71.0 years
2022 78.9 years 70.6 years
2021 79.1 years 68.8 years
2020 79.3 years 69.7 years
2019 80.1 years 70.5 years
2018 79.8 years 70.3 years
2017 79.7 years 70.0 years
2016 79.9 years 69.8 years
2015 79.9 years 69.6 years
2014 79.8 years 69.4 years
2013 79.7 years 69.2 years
2012 79.6 years 68.9 years
2011 79.4 years 68.6 years
2010 79.2 years 68.4 years
2009 78.9 years 68.0 years
2008 78.5 years 67.7 years
2007 78.3 years 67.5 years
2006 78.3 years 67.1 years
2005 77.8 years 66.8 years
2004 77.7 years 66.5 years
2003 77.3 years 66.2 years
2002 77.2 years 65.9 years
2001 76.9 years 65.7 years
2000 76.6 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 79.5 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 79.8 years, the figure has changed by +0.3%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects