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Table 28.7 Life expectancy at birth and at age 65, by sex, selected years, 1921 to 2005/2007
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
| years | ||||||
| 1921 | 59.7 | 58.8 | 60.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.6 |
| 1931 | 61.0 | 60.0 | 62.1 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
| 1941 | 64.6 | 63.0 | 66.3 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 1951 | 68.5 | 66.4 | 70.9 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 15.0 |
| 1961 | 71.1 | 68.4 | 74.3 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 16.1 |
| 1971 | 72.7 | 69.4 | 76.5 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 17.6 |
| 1981 | 75.4 | 71.9 | 79.1 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 18.9 |
| 1992/1994 | 78.0 | 74.9 | 81.0 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 20.0 |
| 2000/2002 | 79.6 | 77.0 | 82.0 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 20.5 |
| 2001/2003 | 79.8 | 77.2 | 82.2 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 20.6 |
| 2002/2004 | 80.0 | 77.5 | 82.3 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 20.8 |
| 2003/2005 | 80.2 | 77.7 | 82.5 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 20.9 |
| 2004/2006 | 80.5 | 78.0 | 82.8 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 21.1 |
| 2005/2007 | 80.7 | 78.3 | 83.0 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 21.3 |
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Notes:
Beginning in 1992, life expectancies are calculated using three years of data.Life expectancy estimates for 1921 to 1981 are based on complete life tables. Newfoundland and Labrador is not included in the 1921 to 1941 life expectancy estimates. Quebec is not included in the 1921 estimates. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512 and Catalogue no.89-506. | ||||||
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