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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.
Mean height of adult women by year of birth. Data for the latest cohort (the year 1996) is therefore the mean height of women aged 18 in 2014. Date: 2020 (chart creation)
This list includes the shortest ever verified people in their lifetime or profession. The entries below are broken down into different categories which range from sex, to age group and occupations. Most of the sourcing is done by Guinness World Records which in the last decade has added new categories for "mobile" and "non-mobile" men and women.
The National Organization of Short Statured Adults (NOSSA) was an American non-profit advocacy group for adults of short stature. The organization clearly defined "short stature" to be men 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) or below and women 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) or below in height. [ 1 ]
Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest living woman by Guinness World Records with a height of 62.8 centimetres (2 ft 3 ⁄ 4 in). [7] [8] Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism. [9] [1]
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The height of British children growing up during the years of austerity has decreased: As of 2019, the average five-year-old boy measured 112.5 cm (3 ft 8.3 in) and the average girl 111.7 cm (3 ft 8.0 in). They were shorter and more obese than many of their European peers. [84] Adult height between populations often differs significantly.
Due to her dwarfism, Musters was only 1 ft 9.5 in (54.61 cm) tall and weighed 4 lb 5 oz (1.96 kg) at the age of nine. [6] At a measured size of 1 ft 11.2 in (58,9 cm) she set a record as the shortest adult person.