# List of prime ministers of Canada by date of death

This is a complete list of Canadian prime ministers by date of death.
John A. Macdonald and John Thompson were the only prime ministers to die in office. Four prime ministers have died outside of Canada; three in the United Kingdom and one in the United States. Richard Bennett is the only prime minister to be buried outside of Canada.

## List

| Order of Death | Name | Date of death | Order of Office | Cause of death | Age at Death | Lifespan after office | Place of death Place of burial |
| 1 | John A. Macdonald | June 6, 1891 | 1 | Stroke | 75 years, 330 days | 0 days | Ottawa, Ontario Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario |
| 2 | Alexander Mackenzie | April 17, 1892 | 2 | Stroke from a fall hitting his head | 70 years, 80 days | 13 years, 192 days | Toronto, Ontario Lakeview Cemetery Sarnia, Ontario |
| 3 | John Abbott | October 30, 1893 | 3 | Brain cancer | 72 years, 232 days | 340 days | Montreal, Quebec Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec |
| 4 | John Thompson | December 12, 1894 | 4 | Heart attack | 49 years, 32 days | 0 days | Windsor Castle, England Holy Cross Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 5 | Charles Tupper | October 30, 1915 | 6 | Heart failure | 94 years, 120 days | 19 years, 186 days | Bexleyheath, Kent, England St. John's Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| 6 | Mackenzie Bowell | December 10, 1917 | 5 | Pneumonia | 93 years, 348 days | 21 years, 155 days | Belleville, Ontario Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario |
| 7 | Wilfrid Laurier | February 17, 1919 | 7 | Stroke | 77 years, 89 days | 7 years, 134 days | Ottawa, Ontario Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 8 | Robert Borden | June 10, 1937 | 8 | Heart failure | 82 years, 349 days | 16 years, 335 days | Ottawa, Ontario Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 9 | R. B. Bennett | June 26, 1947 | 11 | Heart attack while taking a bath | 76 years, 358 days | 11 years, 246 days | Mickleham, England St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham, England |
| 10 | W. L. Mackenzie King | July 22, 1950 | 10 | Pneumonia | 75 years, 217 days | 1 year, 249 days | Chelsea, Quebec Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| 11 | Arthur Meighen | August 5, 1960 | 9 | Heart failure | 86 years, 50 days | 33 years, 315 days | Toronto, Ontario St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, Ontario |
| 12 | Lester B. Pearson | December 27, 1972 | 14 | Cancer | 75 years, 248 days | 4 years, 251 days | Ottawa, Ontario MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec |
| 13 | Louis St. Laurent | July 25, 1973 | 12 | Heart failure | 91 years, 174 days | 16 years, 34 days | Quebec City, Quebec St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Compton, Quebec |
| 14 | John Diefenbaker | August 16, 1979 | 13 | Heart attack | 83 years, 332 days | 16 years, 116 days | Ottawa, Ontario Diefenbaker Centre, University of Saskatchewan |
| 15 | Pierre Trudeau | September 28, 2000 | 15 | Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer | 80 years, 346 days | 16 years, 90 days | Montreal, Quebec St-Remi-de-Napierville Cemetery, Saint-Rémi, Quebec (state funeral) |
| 16 | John Turner | September 19, 2020 | 17 | Congestive heart failure | 91 years, 104 days | 36 years, 2 days | Toronto, Ontario Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| 17 | Brian Mulroney | February 29, 2024 | 18 | Complications following a fall and cardiac issues | 84 years, 346 days | 30 years, 249 days | Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal (state funeral) |