In 2008–09, 71.13% of the conscripts were 175 cm tall or taller, and 41.69% 180 cm tall or taller. In 1878–79, 5.48% of conscripts were 175 cm tall or taller, but only 0.89% were 180 cm tall or taller. Over the course of the 130 years between 1878– the average height of 19-year-old conscripts increased by a total of 14.9 cm. RESULTS:In 2009, the average height of regularly 19-year-old Swiss conscripts was 178.2 cm. Furthermore, we add historical context based on earlier data from the same source. QUESTION UNDER STUDY:We determine the causes of secular changes in the average height of the male Swiss population for the first time by analysing an unbiased, individually measured, highly representative height-data sample of 18- and 19-year-old Swiss conscripts (N = 458,322) at the national level spanning the years 1992 to 2009. Please find the affiliations for this article in the PDF.
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