This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by life expectancy.
The source is from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database.
[1] Life expectancy has increased in most Canadian provinces and territories due to medical advances in treating diseases such as heart disease and cancer - leading causes of death elsewhere worldwide.
There were high gains in life expectancy in Nunavut due to improved rural health care; however, there were notable decreases in life expectancy in Newfoundland and Labrador.
In 2014-2016 overall life expectancy in this territory was 78.68 years (75.92 for male and 81.47 for female).