Description for Chart 3 Years gained in life expectancy at birth for selected age groups, Canada, 1921-1951, 1951-1981, and 1981-2011

The title of the graph is "Chart 3 Years gained in life expectancy at birth for selected age groups, Canada, 1921 to 1951, 1951 to 1981, and 1981 to 2011."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 3 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 8 with ticks every 1 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "years gained."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1921 to 2011.
The title of series 1 is "0 to 4 years."
The minimum value is 0.51 occurring in 1981 to 2011.
The maximum value is 6.71 occurring in 1921 to 1951.
The title of series 2 is "5 to 74 years."
The minimum value is 3.3 occurring in 1951 to 1981.
The maximum value is 4.46 occurring in 1921 to 1951.
The title of series 3 is "75 years and older."
The minimum value is 0.14 occurring in 1921 to 1951.
The maximum value is 1.49 occurring in 1981 to 2011.

Data Table for Chart 3
  0 to 4 years 5 to 74 years 75 years and older
1921 to 1951 6.71 4.46 0.14
1951 to 1981 2.66 3.30 1.11
1981 to 2011 0.51 4.23 1.49
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Mortality Database, Canadian Vital Statistics-Deaths.
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