Healthy life expectancy in Canada
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Canada was 67.9 years in 2023.
Canada, 2023
67.9
Change from 2022
+0.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
69.3 years
Position in 2023
39th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Canada over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 67.9 years |
| 2022 | 67.6 years |
| 2021 | 67.9 years |
| 2020 | 68.1 years |
| 2019 | 68.8 years |
| 2018 | 68.6 years |
| 2017 | 68.6 years |
| 2016 | 68.8 years |
| 2015 | 68.8 years |
| 2014 | 68.7 years |
| 2013 | 68.7 years |
| 2012 | 68.7 years |
| 2011 | 68.7 years |
| 2010 | 68.5 years |
| 2009 | 68.3 years |
| 2008 | 68.1 years |
| 2007 | 68.0 years |
| 2006 | 68.0 years |
| 2005 | 67.8 years |
| 2004 | 67.7 years |
| 2003 | 67.6 years |
| 2002 | 67.5 years |
| 2001 | 67.4 years |
| 2000 | 67.3 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 67.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 68.7 years, the figure has changed by −1.2%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Canada has the 39th highest value.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Life expectancy at birth
82.1 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
UHC service coverage
92
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
7.19 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
26.0%
2024 · WHO