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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Question:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; What is the average height for an adult male in the United States?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Answer:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average height for an adult male in the United States is:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;69.3 inches (176.1 cm), or&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;5 feet 9.3 inches (1.76 m)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;This statistic is from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted from 2007 to 2010.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Average Height Statistics Over Time&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;How has the average height of an adult male changed over the years?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Measurements of &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/understanding-bmi-2633280&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;body mass index&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, weight, height, and even head circumference have been measured since the 1960s.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Not surprisingly, men in the United States have been getting taller.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In the early 1960s, a report stated that &amp;amp;#34;men in the general civilian population average 68.2 inches in height.&amp;amp;#34; That&amp;amp;#39;s a little over an inch shorter than the average height of adult men today.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Even earlier reports of the average height of men in the United States include that:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Pilgrim men probably averaged about 66 inches (1620)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Native Americans averaged 68 inches (1800s)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Civil War soldiers averaged 67.7 inches (1863)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;United States Senators averaged 69.5 inches (1866)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;United States soldiers averaged 67.5 inches (1917)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;United States army recruits averaged 68.1 inches (1943)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Will we keep growing taller?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Probably not.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Better health and &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/understanding-child-nutrition-2633960&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nutrition&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, which was likely a big part of this &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/growth-spurts-2634619&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;growth spurt&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, can only go so far. In fact, many experts think that our height potential may have maxed out already.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Of course, immigration also influences height changes over time in a region.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Average Height Statistics Worldwide&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;How does the average height of 5 feet 9.3 inches compare to the average height in other countries?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;We are kind of average...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In some countries, like the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average man is just over 6 feet tall. In many others, including many countries in Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, the average height is 5 feet 4 1/2 inches or less.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Average Height of Boys&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The average height of a man is a good statistic to know as you wonder about your own child&amp;amp;#39;s growth, and why he isn&amp;amp;#39;t 6 feet tall. Not everyone is going to grow to be 6 feet tall. In fact, a lot more than half of people are shorter than 6 feet tall. That doesn&amp;amp;#39;t mean that they aren&amp;amp;#39;t growing well, need &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/growth-hormone-to-make-kids-taller-2634507&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;growth hormone&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, or that they are &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/the-short-child-2633629&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;too short&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, though.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;How well is your &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/kids-height-predictors-3879394&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;child growing&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;? Is he above or below average?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Use our &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/growth-charts-2633628&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Kids Growth Chart Percentiles Calculator&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; to see what percentile your child is growing on.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;To figure out what the average height is for children, just check our &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/growth-charts-p2-3866051&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Growth Charts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and see what height is equal to the 50th percentile.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Or ask your pediatrician.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources:&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Fryar, Cheryl D. CDC. Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2007-2010. Vital and Health Statistics. Series 11, Number 252. October 2012.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Weight, Height, and Selected Body Dimensions of Adults. United States - 1960 -1962. Data from the National Health Survey. Series 11. No. 8. &amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Hathaway, Milicent L. Trends in Heights and Weights. Yearbook of Agriculture, 1959.&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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