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Life expectancy in Canada

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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 81.3years −0.3 since 2021
Countries · 2022 1 of 4 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 −0.4
vs World +7.9 World: 73.5 · 2024
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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Canada 81.6
2 Chile 81.0
3 United Kingdom 80.5
4 Colombia 76.8
5 United States 76.4
6 Mexico 68.8

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

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).