Black men are getting taller thanks to the fruits of democracy. But whites remain 5cm taller than blacks, on average, according to key findings of a study at Wits University.
Black men are 3.8cm taller, on average, than they were in 1971, new research has found.Black men are getting taller thanks to the fruits of democracy. But whites remain 5cm taller than blacks, on average.
The 205 black males in her study were 170.7cm by the time they stopped growing, compared with 166.9cm in the 1971 group.Reporting her findings in the, Ngcobo said the study of growth trends was a way to assess the physical health of populations and highlight social disparities.
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