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Canada vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 82.11, compared to United States's 78.89. That makes Canada's value 4.1% higher than United States's.

Canada

Rank #34 of 217 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
82.11
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+0.4%
Peak
82.16 (2019)
Trough
80.11 (2005)

United States

Rank #61 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
78.89
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
78.89 (2024)
Trough
76.33 (2021)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.