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Life expectancy in Canada

1990 – 2022 · 33 data points 1 of 4 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

Life expectancy, 1990 – 2022 years · Canada · World
−0.4 since 2012
Canada World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Canada
81.3
World
73.5 · 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1990 – 2022
Latest value 81.3 · 2022
First value 77.5 · 1990
Highest 82.3 · 2019
Lowest 77.5 · 1990
Data points 33

By year

All years · 1990 – 2022

YearCanadaChange World
2022 81.3 −0.3 73.0
2021 81.6 −0.1 71.2
2020 81.7 −0.6 72.2
2019 82.3 +0.4 72.9
2018 81.9 +0.0 72.6
2017 81.9 −0.1 72.4
2016 82.0 +0.1 72.2
2015 81.9 +0.0 72.0
2014 81.9 +0.0 71.8
2013 81.8 +0.1 71.5
2012 81.8 +0.2 71.3
2011 81.6 +0.1 71.0
2010 81.4 +0.2 70.7
2009 81.2 +0.4 70.4
2008 80.8 +0.2 70.0
2007 80.6 ±0.0 69.8
2006 80.6 +0.4 69.5
2005 80.2 +0.1 69.1
2004 80.1 +0.3 68.8
2003 79.8 +0.2 68.5
2002 79.6 +0.1 68.2
2001 79.5 +0.2 67.9
2000 79.3 +0.3 67.7
1999 78.9 +0.2 67.3
1998 78.7 +0.2 67.1
1997 78.5 +0.2 66.8
1996 78.3 +0.2 66.5
1995 78.1 +0.1 66.2
1994 78.0 +0.2 66.0
1993 77.8 −0.1 65.7
1992 77.9 +0.2 65.5
1991 77.7 +0.2 65.3
1990 77.5 65.1

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2022

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 South Korea 82.4
2 Canada 82.0
3 United Kingdom 81.1
4 Chile 80.0
5 United States 78.7
6 Argentina 76.2
7 China 76.2
8 Colombia 75.7
9 Brazil 75.2
10 Mexico 74.8
11 Russia 71.8
12 Indonesia 71.0
13 India 68.9

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2016

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).