Data from the national collaboration of researchers at NCD RisC published in 2020 in the Lancet, [https://www.ncdrisc.org/height-mean-ranking.html](https://www.ncdrisc.org/height-mean-ranking.html)
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stalinspetmongoose on
Introduction of more beef and milk into Chinese diets?
Nomad-2020 on
Thanks for making it in centimeters!
snakesnake9 on
I wonder how this chart correlates with more protein in diets. I suspect rather well.
Ynwe on
So in the next decade Chinese 19 year olds are going to be as tall or even taller than American 19 year olds?
ShadowBannedAugustus on
So relatively I am getting shorter and shorter with each year.
Soon I will not even be an average Dutch-guy height. How is this fair 😀
IntronD on
Netherlands even the girls are tall.
UK in 511 Netherlands friends all 62 And above even the girls !
Absolutefury on
This is probably being short kings getting no love and not reproducing as much.
Loki-L on
One of the primary components affecting adult height is early childhood nutrition.
If a young child gets enough and the right sort of food early on they will grow up to be taller.
It is in part one of those epigenetic things. Human bodies have a Plan B in case they are born in a time and place where resources are rare. Downsize the body a bit and economize the brain and the resulting adult will require fewer resources and have a better chance of passing on their genes.
Of course those are population wide averages and individuals may go against the grain. Underlying genetics also have their say.
If you look in rich first world countries at immigrant families from bad places you can often see how grandparents are dwarfed by their children and grandchildren.
TheLogicError on
Lots of people are pointing out that nutrition has led to the increase in Chinese heights over the years. Wondering how this data would look if we only looked at the upper/middle class across countries, i would assume they would sufficient calories and if they would be taller on average as a result.
PhilD90 on
Can someone explain to an idiot why china has increased so much?
Sunrising2424 on
Finally you used the correct unit of measurement Edit:typo
MoneyPomegranate6093 on
This is stupid way of using statisticsÂ
iwishihadnobones on
Lol the last thing you said to me when I said putting the chart in inches was an odd call was ‘I cannot emphasize enough how little I care.”
And the next thing you know, you’ve deleted it and reposted in centimeters! It seems you did care after all!Â
It much better this way. I also would have accepted feet and inches. Or hands high, like for measuring horsies.Â
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Data from the national collaboration of researchers at NCD RisC published in 2020 in the Lancet, [https://www.ncdrisc.org/height-mean-ranking.html](https://www.ncdrisc.org/height-mean-ranking.html)
Created in Datawrapper
Introduction of more beef and milk into Chinese diets?
Thanks for making it in centimeters!
I wonder how this chart correlates with more protein in diets. I suspect rather well.
So in the next decade Chinese 19 year olds are going to be as tall or even taller than American 19 year olds?
So relatively I am getting shorter and shorter with each year.
Soon I will not even be an average Dutch-guy height. How is this fair 😀
Netherlands even the girls are tall.
UK in 511 Netherlands friends all 62 And above even the girls !
This is probably being short kings getting no love and not reproducing as much.
One of the primary components affecting adult height is early childhood nutrition.
If a young child gets enough and the right sort of food early on they will grow up to be taller.
It is in part one of those epigenetic things. Human bodies have a Plan B in case they are born in a time and place where resources are rare. Downsize the body a bit and economize the brain and the resulting adult will require fewer resources and have a better chance of passing on their genes.
Of course those are population wide averages and individuals may go against the grain. Underlying genetics also have their say.
If you look in rich first world countries at immigrant families from bad places you can often see how grandparents are dwarfed by their children and grandchildren.
Lots of people are pointing out that nutrition has led to the increase in Chinese heights over the years. Wondering how this data would look if we only looked at the upper/middle class across countries, i would assume they would sufficient calories and if they would be taller on average as a result.
Can someone explain to an idiot why china has increased so much?
Finally you used the correct unit of measurement Edit:typo
This is stupid way of using statisticsÂ
Lol the last thing you said to me when I said putting the chart in inches was an odd call was ‘I cannot emphasize enough how little I care.”
And the next thing you know, you’ve deleted it and reposted in centimeters! It seems you did care after all!Â
It much better this way. I also would have accepted feet and inches. Or hands high, like for measuring horsies.Â