Category: Life Expectancy

Canada’s Aging Population: New Insights from Canada’s 2021 Census

May 2, 2022

On April 27, Statistics Canada released its latest tranche of data from the 2021 Census, with this release providing insight into Canada’s aging population. While Canada’s aging population is by no means unique (indeed, many countries are aging rapidly), the new data shows how fast we are aging. For instance, the share of older adults … More Canada’s Aging Population: New Insights from Canada’s 2021 Census

With Slow Population Growth in the US, Immigration Saves the Day

February 25, 2022

Last week I wrote about how much of Canada’s population growth can be attributed to immigration. Indeed, with historically low fertility rates, Canada relies on immigration for population and economic growth. Like Canada, population growth in the United States over the past year was also largely reliant on immigration according to data released by the … More With Slow Population Growth in the US, Immigration Saves the Day

COVID-19 and its Impacts on Life Expectancy in Canada

January 26, 2022

A few weeks ago (January 3), I wrote about the impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy in the United States, where data indicated that life expectancy dropped by nearly two years and a widening life expectancy gap between African Americans and whites. Further evidence of the impact of the pandemic on life expectancy is found … More COVID-19 and its Impacts on Life Expectancy in Canada

COVID-19 and the Impact on Life Expectancy: Evidence from Canada

June 22, 2021

In past blog posts, I’ve written about the impact of COVID-19 on mortality. While over 25,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19, new evidence from Statistics Canada shows its impact on Canadian life expectancy.  Overall, life expectancies (from birth) decreased by five months, although there were regional (provincial) impacts. Residents in the province of Quebec, for … More COVID-19 and the Impact on Life Expectancy: Evidence from Canada

Global Population Decline and China’s Response

June 1, 2021

Between 1900 and 2000, the global population grew by some 4.4 billion people. Given the scope and scale of population growth, governments were largely concerned with the problems associated with rapid population growth, including resource use and how to house, educate, and provide health care for their growing populations. The twenty-first century brings with it … More Global Population Decline and China’s Response

COVID-19 and Decreasing Life Expectancy in the US

February 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take deadly toll. As I write this, Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking reports some 2.4 million deaths globally due to the disease, with nearly 491,000 deaths in the US alone, making the US the leading country in terms of deaths due to COVID-19. Many of these deaths are directly due to … More COVID-19 and Decreasing Life Expectancy in the US

COVID-19’s Impacts on Fertility, Mortality, Migration and Immigration

December 7, 2020

Almost a year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, let’s look at a few of the ways it has impacted fertility, mortality, immigration and migration. Some of these comments are based on my own intuition, while others we have data for. Fertility: While it was initially suggested that we might see a COVID-19 ‘fertility bump’ as … More COVID-19’s Impacts on Fertility, Mortality, Migration and Immigration