Canada · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
81.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2000 | 79.08864173 | 79.08480444 | 79.15783117 | — |
| Canada | 2001 | 79.3114365 | 79.30460326 | 79.37815451 | — |
| Canada | 2002 | 79.42214804 | 79.42058562 | 79.4942705 | — |
| Canada | 2003 | 79.5801332 | 79.56759943 | 79.65493649 | — |
| Canada | 2004 | 79.85004413 | 79.83477099 | 79.91686296 | — |
| Canada | 2005 | 79.95094625 | 79.88128706 | 80.02060544 | — |
| Canada | 2006 | 80.37081942 | 80.36217411 | 80.44099577 | — |
| Canada | 2007 | 80.38195578 | 80.31146904 | 80.45244253 | — |
| Canada | 2008 | 80.56313756 | 80.55998215 | 80.62585355 | — |
| Canada | 2009 | 80.88259979 | 80.87645158 | 80.95449528 | — |
| Canada | 2010 | 81.14359407 | 81.07278745 | 81.21440069 | — |
| Canada | 2011 | 81.40188658 | 81.33848977 | 81.46528339 | — |
| Canada | 2012 | 81.49329928 | 81.49143935 | 81.56020934 | — |
| Canada | 2013 | 81.55829938 | 81.54705729 | 81.63496187 | — |
| Canada | 2014 | 81.59103957 | 81.57889357 | 81.66289941 | — |
| Canada | 2015 | 81.64860674 | 81.63333928 | 81.73244303 | — |
| Canada | 2016 | 81.74452018 | 81.73794128 | 81.81392594 | — |
| Canada | 2017 | 81.70954318 | 81.70682197 | 81.77593204 | — |
| Canada | 2018 | 81.73382897 | 81.72785814 | 81.80824558 | — |
| Canada | 2019 | 82.0216251 | 82.01435042 | 82.09340442 | — |
| Canada | 2020 | 81.29950989 | 81.28583866 | 81.38034374 | — |
| Canada | 2021 | 81.58276248 | 81.52940857 | 81.68435338 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.