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Life expectancy at birth
Canada · annual · years · Not seasonally adjusted
Period life expectancy based on reference-year mortality rates, not a prediction of an individual lifespan. 2023 and 2024 estimates are preliminary. Year-on-year comparison is a difference in years.
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Published Countability table. Adapted from Statistics Canada — Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, single-year estimates (13-10-0837-01); reference periods 1980 to 2024. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Statistics Canada — Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, single-year estimates. Input captured: 2026-09-09. Table release: unavailable.
| Reference period | Value (years) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 75.07 |
| 1981 | 75.49 |
| 1982 | 75.72 |
| 1983 | 76.07 |
| 1984 | 76.36 |
| 1985 | 76.35 |
| 1986 | 76.5 |
| 1987 | 76.82 |
| 1988 | 76.9 |
| 1989 | 77.18 |
| 1990 | 77.5 |
| 1991 | 77.67 |
| 1992 | 77.91 |
| 1993 | 77.78 |
| 1994 | 77.95 |
| 1995 | 78.06 |
| 1996 | 78.31 |
| 1997 | 78.5 |
| 1998 | 78.72 |
| 1999 | 78.94 |
| 2000 | 79.27 |
| 2001 | 79.51 |
| 2002 | 79.64 |
| 2003 | 79.82 |
| 2004 | 80.1 |
| 2005 | 80.22 |
| 2006 | 80.65 |
| 2007 | 80.65 |
| 2008 | 80.83 |
| 2009 | 81.18 |
| 2010 | 81.43 |
| 2011 | 81.58 |
| 2012 | 81.76 |
| 2013 | 81.84 |
| 2014 | 81.87 |
| 2015 | 81.92 |
| 2016 | 82.02 |
| 2017 | 81.88 |
| 2018 | 81.87 |
| 2019 | 82.22 |
| 2020 | 81.58 |
| 2021 | 81.5 |
| 2022 | 81.13 |
| 2023 | 81.68 |
| 2024 | 82.16 |