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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by life expectancy at birth: Both sexes

All 9 provinces and territories with data in Life expectancy at birth by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2022/2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0114-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 81.65 (Canada).

Lowest: 78.9 to 79.02 years
Group 2: 79.02 to 80.12 years
Group 3: 80.12 to 80.81 years
Group 4: 80.81 to 82.27 years
Highest: 82.27 to 82.39 years
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Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Quebec	82.39
2	Ontario	82.27
3	British Columbia	81.98
4	Alberta	80.81
5	Nova Scotia	80.3
6	New Brunswick	80.12
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	79.17
8	Saskatchewan	79.02
9	Manitoba	78.9

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0114-01: Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, three-year estimates, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island. Reference period: 2022/2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by life expectancy at birth: Both sexes (2022/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0114-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-life-expectancy-at-birth-both-sexes/

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