![]() Men from Timor-Leste, at 160 centimeters (5 feet 3 inches), and Guatemalan women, at 149 centimeters (4 feet 11 inches), are considered the shortest. ![]() Researchers found that Dutch men, at 182.5 centimeters (about 6 feet), and Latvian women, at 170 centimeters (5 feet 7 inches), are the tallest in the world. A few countries experienced decreases in their average adult height after years of gain. Meanwhile there was little gain in height for people from sub-Saharan African and South Asian nations. “Over the past century adult height has changed substantially and unevenly in the world’s countries, according to research published in the journal eLife.Īuthors found that people from central and southern Europe, as well as East Asia, grew taller in the last 100 years. On average, we’re taller than our predecessors thanks to better nutrition and health, according to new research released Tuesday.
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