Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Canada

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Canada was 81.65 years. A difference of +0.4 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Canada were 79.51 years and 83.89 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Canada for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Canada (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Canada (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	71.13	68.26	74.15
1961	71.35	68.39	74.45
1962	71.37	68.45	74.43
1963	71.38	68.41	74.5
1964	71.78	68.63	75.08
1965	71.87	68.76	75.14
1966	72	68.78	75.39
1967	72.21	68.92	75.66
1968	72.35	69.09	75.78
1969	72.5	69.16	76.01
1970	72.7	69.32	76.25
1971	73.03	69.6	76.63
1972	72.93	69.49	76.55
1973	73.16	69.67	76.83
1974	73.24	69.74	76.91
1975	73.52	69.99	77.23
1976	73.86	70.3	77.59
1977	74.22	70.64	77.97
1978	74.53	70.92	78.32
1979	74.87	71.32	78.59
1980	75.1	71.59	78.79
1981	75.5	72.01	79.16
1982	75.72	72.33	79.29
1983	76.06	72.68	79.61
1984	76.33	73.01	79.82
1985	76.33	73.02	79.8
1986	76.46	73.22	79.87
1987	76.78	73.53	80.19
1988	76.86	73.61	80.27
1989	77.13	73.92	80.49
1990	77.44	74.3	80.73
1991	77.59	74.53	80.81
1992	77.84	74.76	81.07
1993	77.71	74.7	80.86
1994	77.87	74.94	80.95
1995	77.98	75.07	81.03
1996	78.22	75.43	81.15
1997	78.41	75.71	81.25
1998	78.62	75.97	81.41
1999	78.84	76.2	81.61
2000	79.17	76.64	81.82
2001	79.4	76.92	82
2002	79.53	77.16	82.02
2003	79.72	77.32	82.23
2004	79.99	77.68	82.42
2005	80.11	77.82	82.52
2006	80.54	78.29	82.91
2007	80.54	78.29	82.91
2008	80.72	78.51	83.05
2009	81.07	78.91	83.33
2010	81.32	79.21	83.54
2011	81.48	79.39	83.68
2012	81.66	79.61	83.82
2013	81.75	79.74	83.85
2014	81.78	79.76	83.91
2015	81.83	79.86	83.89
2016	81.94	79.94	84.04
2017	81.81	79.73	84
2018	81.81	79.76	83.96
2019	82.16	80.11	84.32
2020	81.54	79.34	83.84
2021	81.52	79.19	83.96
2022	81.25	79.06	83.54
2023	81.65	79.51	83.89