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Table 28.3 Life expectancy at birth and at age 65, by sex, selected years from 1921 to 2006
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| Life expectancy at birth | Life expectancy at age 65 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 78.0 | 74.8 | 81.2 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 20.1 |
| 2002 | 79.7 | 77.2 | 82.1 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 20.6 |
| 2003 | 79.9 | 77.4 | 82.4 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 80.2 | 77.8 | 82.6 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 21.0 |
| 2005 | 80.4 | 78.0 | 82.7 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 21.1 |
| 2006 | 80.8 | 78.4 | 83.0 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 21.4 |
| Notes: 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 102-0511. | ||||||
