Life expectancy in Canada was just below forty in the year 1800, and over the course of the next 220 years, it is expected to have increased by more than double to 82.2 by the year 2020. Throughout this time, life expectancy in Canada progressed at a steady rate, with the most noticeable changes coming during the interwar period, where the rate of increase was affected by the Spanish Flu epidemic and both World Wars.
Life expectancy (from birth) in Canada, from 1800 to 2020*
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Canada, from 1800 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041135/life-expectancy-canada-all-time/
UN DESA, und Gapminder. "Life expectancy (from birth) in Canada, from 1800 to 2020*." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041135/life-expectancy-canada-all-time/
UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Canada, from 1800 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041135/life-expectancy-canada-all-time/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Life Expectancy (from Birth) in Canada, from 1800 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041135/life-expectancy-canada-all-time/
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