Table 1
Life expectancy1 at birth and at age 65 by sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006–2008 

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Life expectancy1 at birth and at age 65 by sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006–2008 
  At birth At age 65
  both sexes males females both sexes males females
  years
Canada 80.9 78.5 83.1 20.0 18.3 21.5
Newfoundland and Labrador 78.5 76.2 80.9 18.0 16.5 19.4
Prince Edward Island 80.2 77.5 82.9 19.4 17.6 21.0
Nova Scotia 79.9 77.4 82.3 19.1 17.4 20.7
New Brunswick 80.2 77.6 82.7 19.4 17.7 20.9
Quebec 81.0 78.6 83.3 20.0 18.2 21.5
Ontario 81.3 79.0 83.4 20.2 18.5 21.6
Manitoba 79.5 76.9 82.0 19.5 17.6 21.1
Saskatchewan 79.5 76.9 82.1 19.6 17.8 21.2
Alberta 80.6 78.3 83.0 20.1 18.4 21.6
British Columbia 81.4 79.2 83.6 20.5 19.0 21.8
Territories2 75.2 72.5 78.5 16.7 15.3 18.4
1.
Life expectancies were calculated using three-year data.
2.
Territories include Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.