Canada Life Expectancy Calculator

Compare Canadian life expectancy at birth or at age 65 using national Statistics Canada life table figures for males and females.

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Sex used in the life table Statistics Canada publishes these life table estimates by sex.

Age reference

At birth At age 65

The calculator uses verified national 2023 estimates at these two reference ages.

Estimated remaining life expectancy

years

Implied average age reached

See how this was calculated

What this life expectancy estimate means

Life expectancy is a population measure. It does not predict how long a particular person will live. Statistics Canada defines life expectancy at a given age as the average number of additional years people at that age would live if they experienced the mortality conditions observed during the reference period throughout the rest of their lives.

Important: This calculator is not a health assessment. It does not adjust for an individual's medical history, lifestyle, family history, income, province, occupation or other personal factors.

How the calculator works

This version uses the 2023 national life expectancy figures reported by Statistics Canada. A single reference year is used so the figures at birth and at age 65 remain directly comparable.

Male life expectancy at birth: 79.5 years.
Female life expectancy at birth: 83.9 years.
Male remaining life expectancy at age 65: 19.6 years.
Female remaining life expectancy at age 65: 22.2 years.

The age 65 result represents additional years of life rather than total age. Therefore, the calculator also shows the average age implied by adding those remaining years to 65.

Formula

Implied average age reached = Current reference age + Remaining life expectancy

For example, a remaining life expectancy of 19.6 years at age 65 corresponds to an implied average age of 84.6 years. This is a population average under the life table's mortality assumptions, not a personal forecast.

Why life expectancy at age 65 is not birth life expectancy minus 65

Someone who has already reached age 65 has survived the mortality risks that occurred at younger ages. For that reason, remaining life expectancy at age 65 must be taken from the life table for people who have reached 65. Simply subtracting 65 from life expectancy at birth would give the wrong result.

Limitations

The figures summarize mortality in the Canadian population during a particular period. Future mortality can change. Individual outcomes also vary widely, so the calculated number should be understood as a statistical reference rather than a target, guarantee or personal prediction.

This calculator intentionally does not estimate unverified ages between birth and age 65. Statistics Canada publishes complete life tables by single year of age, but this implementation uses only the national reference-age figures that are explicitly supported by the cited source material.

Methodology

Statistics Canada's period life tables summarize mortality observed during a reference period. The agency defines life expectancy at age x as the average number of years remaining for people aged x if the mortality observed during the reference period continued throughout their remaining lives.

Statistics Canada also publishes three-year life tables, which it describes as more stable for comparisons because combining three years reduces short-term variation. This calculator uses the published 2023 national values because verified figures for both birth and age 65 are available for the same year.

Sources

Statistics Canada, Deaths, 2023 , including national life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex.
Statistics Canada Table 13-10-0837-01 , complete life table, single-year estimates.
Statistics Canada, Methods for Constructing Life Tables for Canada, Provinces and Territories .

Methodology last reviewed: September 24, 2026.