Canada life expectancy 81.38. This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Rank: No. 12Canada life expectancy 81.38
Population
34,030,589 (July 2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 81.38 years
Male: 78.81 years
Female: 84.1 years (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
At birth: 1.056 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.7% (male 2,736,737/female 2,602,342)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 11,776,611/female 11,517,972)
65 years and over: 15.9% (male 2,372,356/female 3,024,571) (2011 est.)
Median age
Total: 41 years
Male: 39.8 years
Female: 42.1 years (2011 est.)
Source: CIAWorld
