What is Human height?
[[File:US Navy 110426-N-00332-114 Students measure the height and body weight of fourth and fifth grade students from Lindenwood Elementary School.jpg|thumb|300px|Human height measurement]] '''Human height''' is the [[height]] of a [[human body]]. Factors that influence human height are [[genetics]], [[nutrition|what people eat]], [[Hormone|the human body's natural chemicals]], and [[Medical condition|being sick or healthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=hicks|first=Rhashad|title=Medical News Today: What factors influence a person's height? – Central Alabama Wellness|url=https://centralalabamawellness.org/2020/01/16/medical-news-today-what-factors-influence-a-persons-height/|access-date=2021-12-04|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204184352/https://centralalabamawellness.org/2020/01/16/medical-news-today-what-factors-influence-a-persons-height/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Over the last two millennia, human height, based on skeletal remains, has stayed fairly steady, oscillating around {{convert|170|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}. The global mean height of adult men born in 1996 was {{convert|171|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}, while the global average height of adult women born in 1996 was {{convert|159|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roser|first1=Max|last2=Appel|first2=Cameron|last3=Ritchie|first3=Hannah|date=2013-10-08|title=Human Height|url=https://ourworldindata.org/human-height|journal=Our World in Data}}</ref> In 2023, the average male height worldwide was approximately {{convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}, while globally, the average height for adult females was approximately {{convert|162|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref>https://wannabetaller.com/average-height-of-men-and-women-worldwide-2023/</ref> The average man is taller than the average woman: this is seen across all countries in the world.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roser|first1=Max|last2=Appel|first2=Cameron|last3=Ritchie|first3=Hannah|date=2013-10-08|title=Human Height|url=https://ourworldindata.org/human-height|journal=Our World in Data}}<