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  2. File:Average height of men by year of birth (NCD-RisC (1896 ...

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    English: :Average height of men by year of birth Mean height of adult men by year of birth. Data for the latest cohort (the year 1996) is therefore the mean height of men aged 18 in 2014.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 , original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

  5. File:Annual change in average male height, OWID.svg

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    English: :Annual change in average male height The relative annual change in the mean height of adult men by year of birth. Data for the latest cohort (the year 1996) is therefore the mean height of men aged 18 in 2014. Positive values indicate an increase in average height; negative values indicate a decline.

  6. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    In modern figure drawing, the basic unit of measurement is the 'head', which is the distance from the top of the head to the chin. This unit of measurement is credited [2] to the Greek sculptor Polykleitos (fifth century BCE) and has long been used by artists to establish the proportions of the human figure.

  7. List of human-based units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Fistmele - the measure of a clenched hand with the thumb extended; Gradus - Ancient Roman step; Hand - breadth of a human hand; Klafter - German measure of outstretched hands; League - the distance a person can walk in an hour (by one definition) Orgyia - Ancient Greek fathom; Parasang - the distance an infantryman could march in a predefined ...

  8. File:Average adult height by year of birth, OWID.svg - Wikipedia

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  9. Growth chart - Wikipedia

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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 ...