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Health

Life expectancy and the mortality patterns it summarizes.

CA Canada2024

Life expectancy

82.1years at birth
+0.6% year over year
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US United States2024

Life expectancy

78.9years at birth
+0.6% year over year
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World Development Indicators · Life expectancy

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

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