Mean final height was 183.8 cm (SD = 7.1 cm) in boys and 170.7 cm (SD = 6.3 cm) in girls. The educational levels of both children and their parents are positively correlated with mean height.

In 2016, male and female adults in Hanoi were 166.4 cm and 157.2 cm tall, on average. By 2021, they were 2.4 cm and 0.2 cm taller, respectively, the department said. Vietnamese have grown taller twice ...