Table 1.3
Life expectancy at birth in 2006 and 2036 according to three assumptions, Canada, provinces and territories

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Life expectancy at birth in 2006 and 2036 according to three assumptions, Canada, provinces and territories
  Males Females
2006 2036  2006 2036
Assumption Assumption
Low Medium High Low Medium High
  years
Canada 78.2 82.3 84.0 85.4 82.9 86.0 87.3 88.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 75.5 80.0 81.7 83.3 80.7 84.1 85.5 86.7
Prince Edward Island 77.3 81.2 82.9 84.4 82.1 86.1 87.4 88.6
Nova Scotia 77.0 81.1 82.8 84.3 82.2 85.2 86.5 87.7
New Brunswick 77.6 81.7 83.4 84.9 82.5 85.6 86.8 88.0
Quebec 78.1 82.2 83.8 85.2 83.1 86.3 87.5 88.6
Ontario 78.7 82.8 84.4 85.8 83.1 86.1 87.3 88.4
Manitoba 76.9 81.3 83.1 84.7 81.8 85.4 86.8 88.0
Saskatchewan 76.7 81.2 82.9 84.5 82.0 85.4 86.7 87.9
Alberta 78.0 82.3 84.0 85.5 82.9 86.1 87.4 88.6
British Columbia 78.9 82.9 84.5 85.9 83.5 86.6 87.8 88.9
Yukon 75.2 78.7 80.3 81.7 79.7 83.4 84.6 85.6
Northwest Territory 73.7 78.7 80.3 81.7 80.8 83.4 84.6 85.6
Nunavut 69.1 74.5 76.0 77.3 75.6 77.8 78.9 79.9
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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