average american height
Average American Male Height. Studies show that the average American male height is 5 feet 9.2 inches, however studies also show that the waist range of American men of height of 5' 9 is 37.0 - 40.2. Americans are getting taller and fatter as well. This article deals with average height of American men. Read on, to know what the statistics say.
Studies conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that the average height of an American man (20-74 years old) has increased from 5'8 to 5'9Â½ in the last forty years. The average body mass index (BMI), has also increased among American adults, from approximately 25 in 1960 to 28 in 2002.