Average height of Chinese men

Height has always been a hot topic. When residents of different provinces in China meet, regardless of their wealth or appearance, the most obvious difference is their height. There is a big difference between the north and south of China, with northerners generally taller than northeasterners. So, what is the height standard for Chinese men? Let's take a simple look at this issue. I hope the following content will be helpful to everyone.

The height standard for boys in Shandong Province is 175.44cm, the average for girls is 169.46cm, and the height of boys in Shanghai is 173.78cm. However, few people know that the average height of boys in China is only 1.697cm, ranking 32nd in the world. The most exaggerated is that the height standard for Japanese boys is 1.707cm, ranking 29th in the world, slightly higher than in my country.

According to the Report on Nutritional Elements and Special Diseases of Chinese Residents (2017), the standard height for adult males in my country is 167.1cm and for females is 160cm, while the average weight is 66.2kg and 57.3kg respectively. In addition, the proportion of overweight adults aged 18 and above is 30.1%, and the smoking rate is 11.9%, both of which are rising.

A report shows that Shandong, Beijing, Heilongjiang, Shandong Province and other places are among the top three in terms of height in my country. Among them, the height of Shandong Province has always been felt to be a towering and strong man, "every boy is 180 cm tall and every woman is 170 cm tall".

The city with the shortest height is Yulin, Guangxi, where the standard height for boys is only 168.96cm and for girls is 158.96cm. As a Guangxi native, I am lucky enough not to lag behind Yulin, Guangxi, and still exceed the average.

In addition to physical appearance, the content of this examination also includes the physical function and physical fitness of people of all ages. This physical examination of the general public is the first large-scale physical examination of the general public in my country in the 20th century, and is jointly carried out by 11 ministries and commissions including the State Sports Commission, the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Health of China, and the State Planning Commission.

The important reason why the total height of the population in the Northeast and the three northeastern provinces has an advantage is that these two regions have experienced many immigrations in ancient Chinese history. The genetic inheritance of different groups can be effectively exchanged, which improved the physique of the total population.

On the contrary, despite experiencing a large-scale immigration to Hong Kong in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Sichuan Basin, due to its closed nature, has had very little interaction and communication with the outside world after social stability. The current population height is significantly lower than that of the Han people in other southwestern Mandarin-speaking areas.