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Table A-3.3
Life expectancy at different ages, Canada, 1981 to 2005

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Age 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
  in years
Males
0 year 71.9 73.0 74.6 75.4 75.7 76.0 76.3 76.6 76.9 77.2 77.5 77.7 78.0
1 year 71.7 72.7 74.1 74.9 75.2 75.4 75.7 76.1 76.4 76.7 76.9 77.2 77.4
5 years 67.8 68.8 70.2 71.0 71.3 71.5 71.8 72.2 72.4 72.7 73.0 73.2 73.5
10 years 62.9 63.9 65.3 66.0 66.3 66.6 66.9 67.2 67.5 67.8 68.0 68.3 68.6
15 years 58.0 59.0 60.3 61.1 61.4 61.6 61.9 62.3 62.5 62.8 63.1 63.3 63.6
20 years 53.4 54.3 55.6 56.3 56.6 56.8 57.1 57.5 57.7 58.0 58.3 58.5 58.8
25 years 48.8 49.6 50.9 51.6 51.9 52.1 52.4 52.7 53.0 53.3 53.5 53.7 54.0
30 years 44.1 44.9 46.2 46.8 47.1 47.3 47.6 47.9 48.2 48.5 48.7 48.9 49.2
35 years 39.4 40.2 41.5 42.1 42.4 42.6 42.8 43.2 43.4 43.7 43.9 44.2 44.5
40 years 34.7 35.5 36.8 37.4 37.7 37.9 38.1 38.4 38.6 38.9 39.2 39.4 39.7
45 years 30.2 30.9 32.1 32.8 33.0 33.2 33.5 33.8 34.0 34.3 34.5 34.7 35.0
50 years 25.8 26.5 27.7 28.3 28.5 28.7 28.9 29.2 29.4 29.7 29.9 30.2 30.5
55 years 21.7 22.3 23.4 23.9 24.1 24.3 24.5 24.8 25.0 25.3 25.5 25.8 26.1
60 years 18.0 18.4 19.4 19.8 20.0 20.1 20.3 20.6 20.8 21.1 21.3 21.6 21.9
65 years 14.6 14.9 15.7 16.0 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.4 17.7 17.9
70 years 11.6 11.8 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.3
75 years 9.0 9.1 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.7 10.9 11.1
80 years 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.3
85 years 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1
90 years 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5
Females
0 year 79.0 79.7 80.9 81.2 81.3 81.5 81.7 81.9 82.0 82.2 82.3 82.5 82.7
1 year 78.7 79.3 80.4 80.6 80.7 80.9 81.0 81.3 81.4 81.6 81.7 81.9 82.1
5 years 74.8 75.4 76.5 76.7 76.8 76.9 77.1 77.3 77.5 77.6 77.8 78.0 78.2
10 years 69.9 70.5 71.5 71.7 71.8 72.0 72.2 72.4 72.5 72.7 72.8 73.0 73.2
15 years 64.9 65.5 66.6 66.8 66.9 67.0 67.2 67.4 67.6 67.7 67.9 68.0 68.2
20 years 60.1 60.6 61.7 61.9 62.0 62.1 62.3 62.5 62.7 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.3
25 years 55.2 55.8 56.8 57.0 57.1 57.2 57.4 57.6 57.8 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.4
30 years 50.4 50.9 51.9 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.5 52.7 52.9 53.0 53.1 53.3 53.5
35 years 45.5 46.0 47.0 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.6 47.8 48.0 48.1 48.3 48.4 48.6
40 years 40.7 41.2 42.2 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.8 43.0 43.1 43.3 43.4 43.6 43.8
45 years 36.0 36.5 37.4 37.6 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.2 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.8 39.0
50 years 31.5 31.9 32.8 32.9 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.5 33.7 33.8 34.0 34.1 34.3
55 years 27.1 27.4 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.8
60 years 22.8 23.2 24.0 24.1 24.1 24.2 24.4 24.6 24.7 24.8 25.0 25.1 25.3
65 years 18.9 19.1 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.8 20.9 21.1
70 years 15.1 15.4 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.1
75 years 11.8 11.9 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.4
80 years 8.8 8.9 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.1
85 years 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3
90 years 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.3
Sources:  Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division and Demography Division.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada: 2005 and 2006, catalogue number 91-209-X.