2006-09-20 06:08:07 · 36 answers · asked by Elijah 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
No, the average woman is 5'6"- I suspect the average man isn't much taller than that. 5'8" isn't short.
2006-09-20 06:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Both men and women continue to grow and develop until they are about 21. There are some people who are exceptions to this, but generally the first statement is true.
Another factor that you need to consider is what ethnicity you are. In the U.S., the average adult male is about 5'10. What you have to know is the the average adult male in the U.S. is an average of many different ethnicities.
What this means is in this country you would be considered slightly below average, however, in another country you could be average or above average. It really depends on the society in question.
I am a combination of Czech, Polish, German, Jewish, French, British, Swedish, Cherokee, Irish and Scottish. I am 6'2. For the men on my father's side of the family, I am tall. For the men on my mother's side of the family, a am one of the shortest. My mother herself is 5'10 1/2. My father is only 5'11
2006-09-20 06:21:38 · answer #2 · answered by Tashile 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the average height for an (American) male is 5'8" to 5'10"? Nope, you're just fine, honey. Don't let all those fashion mags and 6' male models get to you.
2006-09-20 06:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by pinduck85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kiddo, guy's don't stop growing til theyre like in their 20's...I was the tall chick in HS, and all the guys were LUCKY if they were 5'8"...now I see them after college and stuff at reunions and they're all over 6' !!!
Girls stop growing by 18, boys keep growing AFTER 18.
2006-09-20 06:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am ten inches taller than you, you will probably grow more. The actual average height of a male in the United Sates is 5'10''.
2006-09-20 06:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
men dont stop growing until at least age 20 remember boys develope slower then girls and that is actually an average height size
2006-09-20 06:16:05 · answer #6 · answered by mole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no I don't think so...most times guys still keep growing until they are about 21. I knew a gut who was 5'6" when he left for college and when he came back for the summer he was 6'3"!
2006-09-20 06:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You aren't going to be making any women very happy any time soon. Oh well, you know what they say. It's not the size of the rise, it's the motion of the ocean.
2006-09-20 06:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by emarkus1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the height is fine for that age.
Check here
www.dmna.state.ny.us/nyg/forms/male.pdf
http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/teachadolhealth/G&D.htm
http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/apa/rc/male.htm
2006-09-20 06:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by SAM M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5'8 is about average hight for a full grown man.
2006-09-20 06:09:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋