Description for Chart 3
Life expectancy at birth, provinces and territories, 2005–2007

This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the life expectancy at birth of the provinces and Canada. The territories are also reported as a group.

The Y axis is measured by age by increments of two from 70 up to 84.

The X axis lists the 10 provinces and the territories.

The life expectancy for Newfoundland is 78.3 years

The life expectancy for Prince Edward Island is 80.2 years

The life expectancy for Nova Scotia is 79.7 years

The life expectancy for New Brunswick is 80 years

The life expectancy for Québec is 80.7 years

The life expectancy for Ontario is 81 years

The life expectancy for Manitoba is 79.3 years

The life expectancy for Saskatchewan is 79.5 years

The life expectancy for Alberta is 80.5 years

The life expectancy for British Columbia is 81.2 years

The life expectancy for the Territories is 75.8 years

There is a line overlaid on the graph which shows the Canadian life expectancy at birth, which is 80.7 years.

Source: Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics, CANSIM table 102–0512, Life expectancy.