Health · North America · High income
Canada: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 82.1 yrs (2024), 34th of 217 in the world and 2nd of 3 in North America. Life expectancy, women is 84.3 yrs (2024), 35th of 217 in the world and 2nd of 3 in North America. Life expectancy, men is 80.0 yrs (2024), 33rd of 217 in the world and 1st of 3 in North America.
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18 indicators
Health: Canada in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within North America; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 82.1 yrs2024 | 34/217 | 2/3 | 79.2 yrs | 81.3 yrs | 81.5 yrs | +0.4%since 2014 | 79.2 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.3 yrs2024 | 35/217 | 2/3 | 81.8 yrs | 83.5 yrs | 83.8 yrs | +0.5%since 2014 | 81.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 80.0 yrs2024 | 33/217 | 1/3 | 76.6 yrs | 79.2 yrs | 79.3 yrs | +0.3%since 2014 | 76.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.72024 | 148/196 | 2/2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ±0.0%since 2014 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.42024 | 152/196 | 2/2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | ±0.0%since 2014 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.42024 | 149/196 | 2/2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | −5.6%since 2014 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 122023 | 142/194 | 2/2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | +9.1%since 2013 | 16 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 92%2024 | 84/193 | 1/2 | 96% | 90% | 90% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 92% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2022 | 117/153 | 1/1 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | −0.1 ppsince 2012 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 62024 | 166/208 | 1/3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | +24%since 2014 | 4 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 11.3%2024 | 14/193 | 2/2 | 8.2% | 10.7% | 13.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 16.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 15.3%2024 | 142/193 | 1/2 | 16.6% | 15.6% | 13.7% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 11.1% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 2.822023 | 65/180 | 2/2 | 1.892001 | 2.04 | 2.42 | +15%since 2013 | 3.59 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.52022 | 81/182 | 2/2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | −8.3%since 2012 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 98.3%2024 | 92/206 | 3/3 | 99.6% | 99.2% | 98.5% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 98.6%2024 | 63/203 | 3/3 | 99.9% | 99.5% | 98.7% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.5% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 11.2%2024 | 126/166 | 2/2 | 28.9% | 19.3% | 13.0% | −8.1 ppsince 2010 | 15.3% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 5.32019 | 156/186 | 2/2 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 5.32019 | −26%since 2009 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.4%82.1 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.5%84.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.3%80.0 yrs in 2024
- Neonatal mortality−5.6%3.4 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Maternal mortality+9.1%12 in 2023
- Tuberculosis+24%6 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+0.6 pp15.3% in 2024
- Hospital beds−8.3%2.5 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Canada and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Canada. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Canada | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.1 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.3 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 80.0 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.72024 | 5.52024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.42024 | 6.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.42024 | 3.72024 |
| Maternal mortality | 122023 | 172023 |
| Measles vaccination | 92%2024 | 92%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2022 | — |