The correlation you note is cross species. I thought within the same species it tends to be reversed (e.g. Smaller dog breeds live longer than big ones). Here&#x27;s an unscientific article with a footnote that shorter people tend to live longer: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.mentalfloss.com&#x2F;article.php?id=49358" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.mentalfloss.com&#x2F;article.php?id=49358</a>