Life expectancy calculator · real data

How long will a 57-year-old man in Canada live?

Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.

Country

Age

Sex at birth

Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Life expectancy

About 83 years old

At today's death rates, a 57-year-old man in Canada can expect 26.3 more years on average.

Reaches 7088%
Reaches 8067%
Reaches 9030%
Reaches 1002%

Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.

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What's most likely to cut it short?

The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.

See the causes

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 57-year-old man in Canada

Blood pressure check
every year from 40 (every 3 years before)
Bowel cancer screening (stool test)
every 2 years, ages 50–74 (home stool test)
Flu vaccine
every fall — recommended for everyone
Cholesterol & heart-risk check
from 40 (men) / 50 (women), then as your doctor advises
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 3 years from 35
Shingles vaccine
2 doses, from 50

If you smoke or used to:

Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)
ages 55–74 with a heavy smoking history — ask whether your province offers it

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor
Prostate cancer in the family — PSA test
from 45 (a father or brother diagnosed before 60), if you choose to be tested · ask your doctor

Based on the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and NACI. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

Every age at once: life expectancy in Canada by age.

Where a 57-year-old man lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — Canada ranks 5th. Each links to that country's table by age.