The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for Canada stood at 82.1. That is up 0.48 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 81.7, ranging from a low of 81.1 in January 2022 to a high of 82.2 in January 2019. The current reading sits 0.37 above its trailing ten-year mean of 81.7.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.