This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by life expectancy. The country is administratively divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories. Life expectancy is the average number of years of age that a group of infants born in the same year can expect to live, if maintained, from birth. The source is from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database.

Life expectancy has increased in most Canadian provinces and territories due to medical advances in treating diseases such as heart disease and cancer - leading causes of death elsewhere worldwide. There were high gains in life expectancy in Nunavut due to improved rural health care; however, there were notable decreases in life expectancy in Newfoundland and Labrador.

According to estimation of Statistics Canada, in 2023 life expectancy in the country was 81.68 years (79.48 for male, 83.88 for female). This is still half a year less than in the pre-COVID 2019.

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Canada was 82.63 years (80.43 for male, 84.83 for female). — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 81.65 years total (79.51 for male, 83.89 for female).

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Canada was 82.02 years (80.12 years for male and 83.90 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 70.30 years (69.66 years for male and 70.91 years for female).

Life expectancy in 2024 at birth By default, the table is sorted by 2024.

province201920232023→202420242019→2024AvgMF AvgMF F AvgMF F Canada 82.22 80.10 84.32 4.22 −0.54 81.68 79.48 83.88 4.40 0.48 82.16 80.03 84.29 4.26 −0.06 Ontario 82.55 80.38 84.67 4.29 −0.26 82.29 80.09 84.49 4.40 0.56 82.85 80.68 84.99 4.31 0.30 Quebec 82.84 80.92 84.71 3.79 −0.32 82.52 80.73 84.28 3.55 0.13 82.65 80.90 84.39 3.49 −0.19 British Columbia 82.74 80.55 84.96 4.41 −0.78 81.96 79.30 84.73 5.43 0.62 82.58 80.16 85.07 4.91 −0.16 Alberta 81.96 79.86 84.11 4.25 −1.25 80.71 78.38 83.15 4.77 0.82 81.53 79.32 83.87 4.55 −0.43 Nova Scotia 80.43 78.48 82.29 3.81 0.06 80.49 78.32 82.75 4.43 0.21 80.70 78.59 82.85 4.26 0.27 New Brunswick 80.71 78.45 83.00 4.55 −0.30 80.41 78.40 82.46 4.06 0.03 80.44 78.44 82.49 4.05 −0.27 Saskatchewan 80.50 78.24 82.95 4.71 −1.52 78.98 76.70 81.38 4.68 0.68 79.66 77.43 82.05 4.62 −0.84 Newfoundland and Labrador 80.07 78.05 82.13 4.08 −1.04 79.03 76.98 81.08 4.10 0.58 79.61 77.56 81.59 4.03 −0.46 Manitoba 80.19 78.03 82.54 4.51 −1.11 79.08 76.84 81.47 4.63 0.21 79.29 76.93 81.85 4.92 −0.90

Data source: Statistics Canada.

3-year average. By default, the table is sorted by 2022–2024 period.

provinceor territory2017–20192021–20232022–2024malefemaleoverallmalefemaleF overallmalefemaleF Canada on average 81.99 79.86 84.09 4.23 −0.56 81.43 79.16 83.72 4.56 0.22 81.65 79.47 83.86 4.39 −0.34 Quebec 82.56 80.68 84.34 3.66 −0.12 82.44 80.56 84.26 3.70 −0.05 82.39 80.60 84.14 3.54 −0.17 Ontario 82.39 80.25 84.46 4.21 −0.43 81.96 79.68 84.23 4.55 0.31 82.27 80.06 84.47 4.41 −0.12 British Columbia 82.32 79.95 84.75 4.80 −0.75 81.57 78.87 84.39 5.52 0.41 81.98 79.38 84.69 5.31 −0.34 Prince Edward Island 81.21 78.96 83.41 4.45 −0.32 80.89 78.58 83.11 4.53 0.27 81.16 79.01 83.20 4.19 −0.05 Alberta 81.58 79.33 83.91 4.58 −1.22 80.36 77.93 82.92 4.99 0.45 80.81 78.52 83.20 4.68 −0.77 Nova Scotia 80.40 78.34 82.43 4.09 −0.19 80.21 78.00 82.51 4.51 0.09 80.30 78.13 82.53 4.40 −0.10 New Brunswick 80.69 78.52 82.80 4.28 −0.44 80.25 78.19 82.38 4.19 −0.13 80.12 78.07 82.24 4.17 −0.57 Newfoundland and Labrador 79.97 77.97 81.98 4.01 −0.83 79.14 77.05 81.21 4.16 0.03 79.17 77.14 81.22 4.08 −0.80 Saskatchewan 80.27 77.97 82.71 4.74 −1.62 78.65 76.30 81.17 4.87 0.37 79.02 76.74 81.47 4.73 −1.25 Manitoba 80.03 77.87 82.23 4.36 −1.14 78.89 76.43 81.49 5.06 0.01 78.90 76.49 81.45 4.96 −1.13 Northwest Territories 77.59 75.66 79.64 3.98 −0.96 76.63 73.72 79.75 6.03 −0.34 76.29 73.86 79.11 5.25 −1.30 Nunavut 70.65 68.60 72.76 4.16 0.13 70.78 68.50 73.27 4.77 0.06 70.84 69.50 72.17 2.67 0.19

Data source: Statistics Canada. There are no data for Yukon for given periods. In 2014–2016 overall life expectancy in this territory was 78.67 years (75.90 for male and 81.47 for female).

Life expectancy by health region, 2015–2017 Health regions are administrative areas defined by provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to Canadian residents.

+Health RegionProvinceLife ExpectancyMaleFemaleEastern79.777.681.8Central79.577.781.3Western79.57880.8Labrador-Grenfell77.975.780.3Prince Edward Island82.079.983.8Western80.978.683.1Northern79.577.681.5Eastern78.575.681.4Central81.279.283.1Moncton81.779.484Saint John80.17882.1Fredericton80.979.182.6Edmundston79.877.581.8Campbellton79.476.582Bathurst 81.479.283.6Miramichi79.576.282.6Bas-Saint-Laurent82.280.184Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean82.580.984Capitale-Nationale83.381.484.9Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec82.380.184.3Estrie83.181.184.9Montréal83.18185.1Outaouais81.579.783.2Abitibi-Témiscamingue80.478.582.3Côte-Nord81.179.882.4Nord-du-Québec80.679.381.4Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine80.878.782.8Chaudière-Appalaches83.381.485.1Laval83.981.985.6Lanaudière82.180.683.6Laurentides82.180.583.7Montérégie82.88184.4Nunavik68.765.673Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James77.275.478.7Algoma79.477.281.6Brant80.278.182.2Durham82.580.684.4Grey Bruce81.679.583.8Haldimand-Norfolk80.278.382.1Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge81.279.383.2Halton84.582.686.2Hamilton81.378.883.6Hastings and Prince Edward80.177.882.4Huron80.778.582.7Chatham-Kent80.478.182.4Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington81.579.183.8Lambton80.578.382.7Leeds, Grenville and Lanark81.379.483Middlesex-London82.079.984Niagara81.479.283.5North Bay Parry Sound80.378.282.4Northwestern76.674.778.6Ottawa83.781.985.3Oxford Elgin St. Thomas80.878.982.6Peel84.88386.4Perth81.779.783.5Peterborough81.579.383.5Porcupine78.376.180.5Renfrew81.179.283Eastern81.279.183.2Simcoe Muskoka81.679.783.4Sudbury79.876.982.7Thunder Bay78.976.881.1Timiskaming79.376.981.7Waterloo82.180.283.9Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph82.380.583.9Windsor-Essex81.779.783.7York85.78487.1Toronto84.381.786.7Winnipeg80.878.682.8Prairie Mountain80.07882.1Interlake-Eastern80.378.682.2Northern72.770.375.2Southern81.079.183.1Sun Country81.579.783.2Five Hills81.378.484Cypress81.479.383.5Regina Qu'Appelle80.578.282.8Sunrise79.576.782.4Saskatoon81.379.183.4Heartland80.978.283.7Kelsey Trail78.876.481.4Prince Albert Parkland78.375.481.6Prairie North78.876.181.7Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca73.37175.8South80.378.182.4Calgary83.181.285Central79.977.482.6Edmonton8279.584.5North79.277.181.7East Kootenay80.578.582.7Kootenay-Boundary80.477.982.8Okanagan81.278.783.8Thompson/Cariboo79.977.882.3Fraser East 81.278.783.7Fraser North83.681.685.6Fraser South82.880.685Richmond86.885.288.2Vancouver84.181.686.6North Shore/Coast Garibaldi83.981.686.2South Vancouver Island83.381.185.3Central Vancouver Island81.379.283.3North Vancouver Island 8178.683.5Northwest79.176.981.7Northern Interior78.876.981Northeast7876.479.6Yukon78.775.981.5Northwest Territories77.175.279.3Nunavut72.170.873.4

Life expectancy in 2020 at birth +RankProvince/TerritoryLife expectancy (2020)3-year average (2018-2020)3-year average (2008-2010)ChangeAllMaleFemale1.82.3482.5780.7784.3181.24 1.272.82.1982.3979.9384.9381.82 0.573.82.1482.3480.1684.4781.53 0.81 -81.7281.9779.8284.1181.15 0.824.—81.8079.8083.7280.44 1.365.80.8981.4679.1583.8580.81 0.656.81.1780.8478.7082.9180.34 0.507.80.5880.4678.3782.5580.17 0.298.79.4680.0677.6982.5679.51 0.559.79.6679.8977.9381.8779.28 0.6110.79.4179.8877.7382.1279.64 0.2411.—78.6875.9281.4777.25 1.4312.—77.0075.1078.8876.77 0.2313.—70.7468.1872.6971.53 0.79

Past life expectancy +Province/Territory20192010200019901980Change 1980-201982.181.279.077.675.5 6.681.681.379.477.875.0 6.682.482.180.378.176.0 6.480.179.978.077.475.3 4.880.780.778.977.374.5 6.280.079.677.376.174.8 5.277.477.875.572.468.7 8.780.480.378.576.774.6 5.871.170.467.565.562.4 8.782.481.779.477.875.4 7.081.681.378.476.976.2 5.482.981.479.077.074.4 8.580.379.678.577.975.9 4.479.077.375.074.469.8 9.2

Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

region201920212021→202220222019→2022malefemale overalloverallmalefemale Canada on average 82.36 80.28 84.42 4.14 0.30 82.66 0.19 82.85 80.87 84.80 3.93 0.49 Quebec 82.97 81.23 84.62 3.39 0.29 83.26 0.19 83.45 81.83 85.00 3.17 0.48 British Columbia 82.79 80.39 85.24 4.85 0.29 83.08 0.19 83.27 80.98 85.62 4.64 0.48 Ontario 82.74 80.62 84.78 4.16 0.29 83.03 0.19 83.22 81.21 85.16 3.95 0.48 Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut 82.19 80.26 84.03 3.77 0.30 82.49 0.19 82.68 80.85 84.40 3.55 0.49 Alberta 81.85 79.60 84.16 4.56 0.29 82.14 0.19 82.33 80.19 84.54 4.35 0.48 New Brunswick 81.23 79.15 83.22 4.07 0.29 81.52 0.19 81.71 79.73 83.59 3.86 0.48 Nova Scotia 80.85 78.82 82.85 4.03 0.28 81.13 0.19 81.32 79.40 83.22 3.82 0.47 Saskatchewan 80.38 78.14 82.86 4.72 0.29 80.67 0.19 80.86 78.71 83.23 4.52 0.48 Newfoundland and Labrador 80.27 78.38 82.17 3.79 0.29 80.56 0.19 80.75 78.95 82.54 3.59 0.48 Manitoba 80.26 78.18 82.42 4.24 0.29 80.55 0.19 80.74 78.75 82.79 4.04 0.48

Data source: Global Data Lab

Probability of dying, 2017–2019

The probability of dying is a statistical indicator that shows the proportion of people who die at a given age to those who have reached that age. Strictly speaking, this is not a probability, but a frequency of deaths.

AgeCanada on averageOntarioQuebecBritish ColumbiaProbability of dying, %M / FProbability of dying, %M / FProbability of dying, %M / Fmalefemalemalefemalemalefemalemalefemale 0 0.491 0.414 1.19 0.475 0.435 1.09 0.466 0.352 1.32 0.362 0.322 1.12 1 0.025 0.022 1.14 0.025 0.020 1.25 0.022 0.014 1.57 0.024 0.014 1.71 5 0.010 0.009 1.11 0.009 0.008 1.12 0.007 0.008 0.87 0.007 0.012 0.58 10 0.008 0.007 1.14 0.007 0.007 1.00 0.008 0.005 1.60 0.006 0.006 1.00 15 0.025 0.017 1.47 0.022 0.013 1.69 0.021 0.010 2.10 0.025 0.017 1.47 20 0.069 0.032 2.16 0.056 0.028 2.00 0.056 0.020 2.80 0.077 0.036 2.14 25 0.091 0.040 2.28 0.079 0.036 2.19 0.060 0.026 2.31 0.121 0.043 2.81 30 0.107 0.049 2.18 0.098 0.046 2.13 0.064 0.029 2.21 0.146 0.054 2.70 35 0.121 0.059 2.05 0.112 0.057 1.96 0.077 0.037 2.08 0.160 0.066 2.42 40 0.145 0.079 1.84 0.138 0.074 1.86 0.100 0.061 1.64 0.186 0.086 2.16 45 0.201 0.123 1.63 0.194 0.115 1.69 0.156 0.105 1.49 0.239 0.125 1.91 50 0.295 0.187 1.58 0.287 0.176 1.63 0.246 0.170 1.45 0.328 0.180 1.82 55 0.450 0.284 1.58 0.438 0.268 1.63 0.394 0.269 1.46 0.470 0.263 1.79 60 0.700 0.442 1.58 0.680 0.420 1.62 0.638 0.436 1.46 0.695 0.399 1.74 65 1.108 0.708 1.56 1.078 0.676 1.59 1.047 0.716 1.46 1.060 0.628 1.69 70 1.787 1.164 1.54 1.740 1.116 1.56 1.736 1.198 1.45 1.666 1.027 1.62 75 2.937 1.964 1.50 2.861 1.892 1.51 2.913 2.040 1.43 2.700 1.746 1.55 80 4.916 3.402 1.45 4.793 3.291 1.46 4.944 3.531 1.40 4.513 3.084 1.46 85 8.382 6.052 1.38 8.182 5.878 1.39 8.487 6.219 1.36 7.778 5.661 1.37 90 14.562 11.054 1.32 14.230 10.774 1.32 14.736 11.142 1.32 13.823 10.796 1.28 95 24.254 19.558 1.24 24.089 19.357 1.24 24.200 19.591 1.24 23.452 19.439 1.21 100 35.376 30.544 1.16 35.408 30.527 1.16 35.156 30.428 1.16 34.675 30.764 1.13 105 46.060 42.178 1.09 46.266 42.370 1.09 45.730 41.921 1.09 45.601 42.719 1.07 109 52.937 50.176 1.06 53.204 50.463 1.05 52.598 49.876 1.05 52.675 50.820 1.04

Data source: Statistics Canada.

Percentage surviving in 2019

The percentage surviving, is the percent of the population that would survive to certain age, if their life conditions in a given year, were extrapolated to their whole life.