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| Both sexes | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | |
| At birth | 78.5 |
79.5 |
75.7 |
77.0 |
81.3 |
82.0 |
| At age 65 | 18.2 |
18.8 |
16.2 |
17.0 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
| At age 70 | 14.5 |
15.1 |
12.8 |
13.5 |
16.1 |
16.6 |
| At age 75 | 11.3 |
11.8 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
| At age 80 | 8.5 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
| At age 85 | 6.2 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
| At age 90 and over | 4.5 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics - Death Database; Estimates of Population by Age and Sex for Canada, the Provinces and the Territories. | ||||||