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OTTAWA, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Life expectancy in Canada rose to 80.7 years from 80.5 years from 2005 to 2007, Statistics Canada reported from Ottawa Tuesday.
The overall gain was significant compared with an average of 78.4 years from 1995 to 1997, but was most pronounced among men, the agency said.
"Their life expectancy at birth rose by 2.9 years to 78.3 in 2005-07, while among women it increased by 1.8 years to 83," StatsCan said.
Regionally, longevity was highest in British Columbia at 82.1 years, and lowest in the three territories at 75.8 years, the report said.
As for deaths, 235,217 people died in Canada in 2007, up 7,138 or 3.1 percent from 2006.
"The number of deaths registered in Canada in 2007 recorded its largest increase since 1993, continuing a long-term upward trend resulting from a growing and aging population," the agency said.
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