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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 , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
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.
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.
I'm also noticed that even using the 50th percentile, the number given for all American males, for instances, 20+ is 175.5 cm (on page 23) and 175.6 cm if you use the mean, when it's listed at 175.3 cm in the chart.
Weight and height percentiles are determined by growth charts and body mass index charts to compare a child's measurements with those of other children in the same age group. By doing this, doctors can track a child's growth over time and monitor how a child is growing in relation to other children.
I used it to complement the country's information about height (the study brought by Sheik07 states that among 18-25 males the height is around 1.72m in the most populated zones too) while the other is used to obtain the height of females and that way get closer to a national average. if anybody wonders why i know so much about the topic, well ...
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Mid-parental height (MPH) is often used to predict the target height of an individual based on the heights of the two biological parents. It can be used to calculate the target height (TH) for children. MPH is given by (mother’s height + father’s height) divided by 2. MPH is unisex. Boys need an upward correction, girls need a downward ...