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  2. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, ... India: 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 + 1 ...

  3. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    Robert Wadlow, the tallest verified human, with his 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (182 cm) father This is a list of the tallest people , verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 ...

  4. File:Average height of male 19-year-olds by country in 2019 ...

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    English: The map above shows the average (mean) height of a male 19-year-old in 2019 in each country and territory in the world for which data is available. The source of the data is a pooled analysis of 2,181 measurement-based scientific studies covering over 65 Million participants from 1985 to 2019.

  5. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  6. Talk:Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Why in the measures and self-reported figures table does it say the average height of a male in Myanmar is 5 feet 4 inches and a half, but in the estimated data thing it says the average height of a male in Myanmar is 5 feet 5 inches and a half. JosephineG2012 06:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

  7. Pygmy peoples - Wikipedia

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    A Burmese survey done in the 1960s reported a mean height of an adult male Taron at 1.43 metres (4 feet 8 inches) and that of females at 1.40 metres (4 feet 7 inches). These are the only known "pygmies" of clearly East Asian descent. The cause of their diminutive size is unknown, but diet and endogamous marriage practices have been cited.

  8. List of the verified shortest people - Wikipedia

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    Height Name Note Lifespan United States: 114 cm (45 in) Charley Lockhart: Shortest public official in America (at the time), when he was sworn in as Texas State Treasurer in 1931. [56] [57] 1876–1954 Mexico: 137 cm (54 in) Benito Juárez: Reportedly the shortest world leader to have height recorded. He was reportedly 4 ft 6 in or 1.37 meters ...

  9. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The foot of an adult European-American male is typically about 15.3% of his height, [10] giving a person of 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) a foot-length of about 268 mm (10.6 in), on average. Archaeologists believe that, in the past, the people of Egypt , India , and Mesopotamia preferred the cubit , while the people of Rome , Greece , and China preferred ...