The average height of Chinese men increased by nearly 9 centimeters over 35 years between 1985 and 2019. This has become a trending topic on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo on Wednesday, with over 104,000 likes.
According to a report on the nutrition and chronic diseases of Chinese residents released by China's National Health Commission last year, the average height of Chinese residents has continued to increase in recent years.
The average height for male and female residents aged between 18 and 44 increased by 1.2 centimeters and 0.8 centimeter respectively, compared with the figures of five years earlier, while boys and girls aged between 6 and 17 increased by 1.6 centimeters and 1 centimeter respectively over the period.

从1985年到2019年,中国男性的平均身高在35年间增长了近9厘米。周三,这已经成为中国新浪微博上的热门话题,有超过10.4万个赞。
据中国国家卫生健康委员会去年发布的《中国居民营养与慢性病报告》显示,近年来,中国居民的平均身高持续上升。
与5年前相比,18岁至44岁的男性和女性平均身高分别增加了1.2厘米和0.8厘米,而6 ~ 17岁的男孩和女孩在此期间分别增加了1.6厘米和1厘米。

A global survey published in the medical journal The Lancet in November 2020 also shows that the Chinese population is getting taller with the average height of Chinese males seeing the biggest rise between 1985 and 2019 among all the 200 countries and regions surveyed, while that of women ranked third. The report says the average height of 19-year-old Chinese males is 175.7 cm, and that of Chinese females is 163.5 cm.

医学杂志《柳叶刀》于2020年11月发表的一项全球调查也显示,中国人口正在长高,中国男性的平均身高在1985年至2019年期间的增幅在被调查的200个国家和地区中是最大的。女性则排在第三位。报告称,19岁中国男性的平均身高为175.7厘米,中国女性的平均身高为163.5厘米。

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