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Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Canada

Canada: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 82.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.63 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
68.22 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Canada, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Canada stood at 82.63 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Canada peaked at 82.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.22 years, in 1950.

That places Canada 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Canada, year by year

Year years Change
1950 68.22 years —
1951 68.51 years +0.4%
1952 68.68 years +0.3%
1953 69.07 years +0.6%
1954 69.94 years +1.3%
1955 70 years +0.1%
1956 69.97 years -0.0%
1957 69.92 years -0.1%
1958 70.57 years +0.9%
1959 70.61 years +0.1%
1960 70.97 years +0.5%
1961 71.22 years +0.3%
1962 71.24 years +0.0%
1963 71.27 years +0.0%
1964 71.64 years +0.5%
1965 71.75 years +0.2%
1966 71.87 years +0.2%
1967 72.08 years +0.3%
1968 72.24 years +0.2%
1969 72.4 years +0.2%
1970 72.61 years +0.3%
1971 72.95 years +0.5%
1972 72.83 years -0.2%
1973 73.07 years +0.3%
1974 73.14 years +0.1%
1975 73.45 years +0.4%
1976 73.87 years +0.6%
1977 74.15 years +0.4%
1978 74.48 years +0.4%
1979 74.84 years +0.5%
1980 75.06 years +0.3%
1981 75.48 years +0.6%
1982 75.69 years +0.3%
1983 76.07 years +0.5%
1984 76.36 years +0.4%
1985 76.35 years -0.0%
1986 76.49 years +0.2%
1987 76.8 years +0.4%
1988 76.86 years +0.1%
1989 77.12 years +0.3%
1990 77.43 years +0.4%
1991 77.59 years +0.2%
1992 77.85 years +0.3%
1993 77.72 years -0.2%
1994 77.9 years +0.2%
1995 78.02 years +0.2%
1996 78.27 years +0.3%
1997 78.47 years +0.2%
1998 78.67 years +0.3%
1999 78.89 years +0.3%
2000 79.23 years +0.4%
2001 79.45 years +0.3%
2002 79.57 years +0.1%
2003 79.74 years +0.2%
2004 80.03 years +0.4%
2005 80.13 years +0.1%
2006 80.54 years +0.5%
2007 80.54 years +0.0%
2008 80.73 years +0.2%
2009 81.06 years +0.4%
2010 81.34 years +0.3%
2011 81.51 years +0.2%
2012 81.7 years +0.2%
2013 81.78 years +0.1%
2014 81.84 years +0.1%
2015 81.91 years +0.1%
2016 82.03 years +0.1%
2017 81.92 years -0.1%
2018 81.92 years +0.0%
2019 82.28 years +0.4%
2020 81.65 years -0.8%
2021 81.98 years +0.4%
2022 81.25 years -0.9%
2023 82.63 years +1.7%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 82.63 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
  2. 24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
  3. 25 Iceland 82.69 years compare
  4. 27 Martinique 82.56 years compare
  5. 28 Ireland 82.41 years compare
  6. 29 Israel 82.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Canada?
Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita 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 at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 82.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 68.22 years in 1950.
How does Canada rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
Canada ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita 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 at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.