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Height of adult men, 1896 to 1996

Height of adult men by year of birth. Poor nutrition and illness in childhood limit human growth. As a consequence, the average height of a population is strongly
correlated with living standards in a population.

155 cm160 cm165 cm170 cm175 cm180 cm155 cm160 cm165 cm170 cm175 cm180 cm18961996Sub-Saharan Africa162.42 cm167.3 cmSub-Saharan AfricaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America