Life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada
Canada: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada is 82.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada peaked at 82.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.22 years, in 1950.
Canada ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.55 years | 68.22 years | 70.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.67 years | 70.97 years | 72.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.54 years | 72.61 years | 74.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.06 years | 77.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.08 years | 77.43 years | 78.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1 years | 79.23 years | 81.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 81.34 years | 82.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.88 years | 81.25 years | 82.63 years | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Population ages 65 and above, total 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 13.58 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 207,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 215,953 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Canada was 82.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 82.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.22 years in 1950.
- How does Canada rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.