Life expectancy in Canada nearly back to pre-pandemic levels: StatCan
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Life expectancy at birth in Canada increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with women living longer on average than men, Statistics Canada said.
Life expectancy for the average Canadian is nearly back at pre-pandemic levels, Statistics Canada says.
Life expectancy at birth in Canada increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, the agency said, from 81.68 years in 2023 to 82.16 years in 2024, representing a gain of 0.48 years.
This is nearly on par with pre-pandemic life expectancy levels in 2019, which was 82.22 years. While women are living longer than men, at 84.29 years on average, men saw a higher increase in life expectancy.
Men now live 80.30 years on average, an increase of 0.55 years compared to 2023.
Western Canada saw the highest increases in life expectancy at birth from 2023 to 2024. Saskatchewan saw life expectancy increase by 0.68 years, Alberta by 0.82 years and British Columbia by 0.62 years.
In British Columbia, life expectancy for women (85.07 years) in 2024 surpassed the 2019 pre-pandemic level (84.96 years).
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