Data & Statistics

Caring for children is among the key functions of families and the larger society. In Canada, the question of affordability issues for families with children has become an increasingly important area of public policy. Also, information on the monetary cost of meeting children’s needs for food, shelter, clothing, health care, and education is important for family planning and budgeting decisions made by people raising children.

There were 311,640 deaths in Canada in 2021, an increase of 1.0% from 2020. While male deaths increased
by 2.5%, female deaths declined by 0.5% compared with 2020.
In 2021, the largest increase in male deaths compared with 2020 was in the 45-to-64 years age group (+4.2%),
whereas female deaths in this age group declined by 0.2%. Among those aged 65 years of age and older, male
deaths increased by 1.7% while female deaths decreased by 0.9%.
Several provinces, namely Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and
British Columbia, and one territory (the Northwest Territories), saw an increase in deaths of at least 7.0% in 2021. In
contrast, Quebec had the largest decline (-7.1%), followed by Manitoba (-3.3%) and Nunavut (-1.9%).