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Life expectancy at birth2 |
Disability-free life expectancy at birth3 |
Difference between life expectancy
and disability-free life expectancy |
| |
years |
% |
| Canada |
78.3 |
68.6 |
9.7 |
-12.4 |
| Males |
75.4 |
66.9 |
8.5 |
-11.3 |
| Females |
81.2 |
70.2 |
11.0 |
-13.5 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.8 |
3.3 |
x |
x |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
77.2 |
68.1 |
9.1 |
-11.8 |
| Males |
74.4 |
65.9 |
8.5 |
-11.4 |
| Females |
80.2 |
70.4 |
9.8 |
-12.2 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.8 |
4.5 |
x |
x |
| Prince Edward Island |
77.9 |
67.6 |
10.3 |
-13.2 |
| Males |
74.5 |
65.3 |
9.2 |
-12.3 |
| Females |
81.5 |
70.0 |
11.5 |
-14.1 |
| Difference between females and males |
7.0 |
4.7 |
x |
x |
| Nova Scotia |
77.7 |
65.5 |
12.2 |
-15.7 |
| Males |
74.8 |
63.5 |
11.3 |
-15.1 |
| Females |
80.6 |
67.4 |
13.2 |
-16.4 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.8 |
3.9 |
x |
x |
| New Brunswick |
78.0 |
66.6 |
11.4 |
-14.6 |
| Males |
74.8 |
64.5 |
10.3 |
-13.8 |
| Females |
81.2 |
68.8 |
12.4 |
-15.3 |
| Difference between females and males |
6.4 |
4.3 |
x |
x |
| Quebec |
77.9 |
70.2 |
7.7 |
-9.9 |
| Males |
74.6 |
68.1 |
6.5 |
-8.7 |
| Females |
81.0 |
72.3 |
8.7 |
-10.7 |
| Difference between females and males |
6.4 |
4.2 |
x |
x |
| Ontario |
78.6 |
68.0 |
10.6 |
-13.5 |
| Males |
75.9 |
66.6 |
9.3 |
-12.3 |
| Females |
81.3 |
69.4 |
11.9 |
-14.6 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.4 |
2.8 |
x |
x |
| Manitoba |
77.9 |
67.9 |
10.0 |
-12.8 |
| Males |
75.1 |
66.4 |
8.7 |
-11.6 |
| Females |
80.5 |
69.5 |
11.0 |
-13.7 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.4 |
3.1 |
x |
x |
| Saskatchewan |
78.3 |
68.3 |
10.0 |
-12.8 |
| Males |
75.4 |
66.6 |
8.8 |
-11.7 |
| Females |
81.4 |
70.0 |
11.4 |
-14.0 |
| Difference between females and males |
6.0 |
3.4 |
x |
x |
| Alberta |
78.6 |
68.0 |
10.6 |
-13.5 |
| Males |
75.9 |
66.8 |
9.1 |
-12.0 |
| Females |
81.3 |
69.3 |
12.0 |
-14.8 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.4 |
2.5 |
x |
x |
| British Columbia |
79.0 |
68.9 |
10.1 |
-12.8 |
| Males |
76.2 |
67.3 |
8.9 |
-11.7 |
| Females |
81.8 |
70.5 |
11.3 |
-13.8 |
| Difference between females and males |
5.6 |
3.2 |
x |
x |
| Yukon |
75.7 |
66.9 |
8.8 |
-11.6 |
| Males |
72.3 |
64.9 |
7.4 |
-10.2 |
| Females |
79.2 |
68.8 |
10.4 |
-13.1 |
| Difference between females and males |
6.9 |
3.9 |
x |
x |
| Northwest Territories excluding Nunavut |
76.8 |
67.0 |
9.8 |
-12.8 |
| Males |
74.4 |
66.2 |
8.2 |
-11.0 |
| Females |
79.1 |
67.8 |
11.3 |
-14.3 |
| Difference between females and males |
4.7 |
1.6 |
x |
x |
| Nunavut |
69.8 |
62.9 |
6.9 |
-9.9 |
| Males |
68.3 |
61.7 |
6.6 |
-9.7 |
| Females |
71.3 |
64.1 |
7.2 |
-10.1 |
| Difference between females and males |
3.0 |
2.4 |
x |
x |
1. The estimates are based on the three years of death data,
1995 to 1997. The reference period associated with these data reflects the
mid-point of the three-year period, 1996.
2. Life expectancy is the number
of years a person would be expected to live, starting at birth on the basis
of mortality statistics for a given observation period.
3. Disability-free
life expectancy introduces the concept of quality of life. It is used to
distinguish between years of life free of any activity limitation and years
experienced with at least one activity limitation. The emphasis is not exclusively
on the length of life, as is the case for life expectancy, but also on the
quality of life. Disability-free life expectancy is calculated using Sullivan's
method (Sullivan, Daniel F., 1971, "A single index of mortality and morbidity",
Health Services and Mental Health Administration Health Reports,
86(4),347-354). |
| Source: Statistics Canada,
CANSIM, tables 102-0018
and 102-0019. |
| Last Modified: 2004-12-21. |
