Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-3965075-20170602225213/@comment-25936766-20170624200212

Phantomlink959 wrote:5'4" is the average height for a 14 year old girl so she's only a bit above average, and her weight puts her on the mid-low end of healthy for BMI. GreyStark wrote: I think 5'4" is the average height for women in general I'll give you guys a small news flash: The average height for men and women, from children to adults, varies heavily between communities.

For example, in health studies done in 2011-2012 in Australia among 18+ years old people:

-Average male height was 175.6cm or 5.76 feet.

-Average female height was 161.8cm or 5.3 feet.

Now, in another health study done in 2012 in the People's Republic of China among people of the exact same age range:

-Average male height was 167.1cm or 5.48 feet.

-Average female height was 155.8cm or 5.1 feet.

As for the average height among the general human population, last time I checked the average height among adults was 172cm (about 5.64 feet) for adult men and 158cm (5.2 feet) for adult women.

.....Do note, this is regarding adult men and women. Below middle age, by the way. Normally, teenagers are not as tall as adults.

So, 5.4 feet being the average height for teenage girls? ....There's something wrong.