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What is the average height for each race?
Average Height of US-Americans
| Race and Hispanic Origin | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White | 69.8 in (177.4 cm) | 64.3 in (163.3 cm) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 69.1 in (175.5 cm) | 64.0 in (162.6 cm) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 66.8 in (169.7 cm) | 61.5 in (156.2 cm) |
| Hispanic | 66.7 in (169.5 cm) | 61.7 in (156.7 cm) |
What race has the highest average height?
The Netherlands is renowned for its tall population and unsurprisingly the nation has the tallest average height on Earth. The average 19-year-old man stands at 183 cm, while women of the same age are typically 172 cm.
Do different races have different heights?
All humans have the same set of genes to make them human. But the genes come in different versions. It is possible that people from the same ethnic group also share the same version of the height genes. This would mean that people with the same ethnicity have similar maximum possible heights.
What race is the shortest on average?
Countries With The Shortest Average Heights
- Malaysia (5 feet, 2.75 inches)
- Vietnam (5 feet, 2.5 inches)
- India (5 feet, 2.25 inches)
- Peru (5 feet, 2 inches)
- Sri Lanka (5 feet, 1.5 inches)
- Philippines (5 feet, 1.5 inches)
- Indonesia (4 feet, 11.75 inches)
- Bolivia (4 feet, 11.5 inches)
How tall is the average Caucasian male?
5 feet 9.6 inches tall
While the average adult white male is 5 feet 9.6 inches tall, the average adult Hispanic American male is 5 feet 7.4 inches tall. Height also varies by country. While the average man is 5 feet, 9.1 inches tall in America, the average man in the Netherlands is 5 feet, 11 inches tall.
What is the average height of a white American man?
The average American height for men is 177 cm or 69.7 inches, which is approximately 5 foot 10 inches tall. (for white males*). A height chart for men of “White” race/ethnicity*, showing average height changes with age.
What is the average height of Hispanic women?
Women over the age of 20 in each demographic had an average height of 64.2 inches, which is 5 feet, 3.5 inches. Hispanic women over the age of 20 were more than an inch shorter than the national average. On average, Hispanic women over the age of 20 stood 61.9 inches, which is 5 feet, 1.5 inches.
Are women getting taller than men?
Men are taller than women because of sexual dimorphism. This is the scientific term used to describe the biological differences between males and females in the same species. Sexual dimorphism varies between species and in the case of humans, men are, on average, taller than women.