>>1953484average height peaked around the 70s and has since been down trending. From what I once read about it, it's from tall people's organs needing to work harder to sustain itself than a smaller person because volume is a cubic function so the taller ones have a lower life expectancy despite the sexual attraction towards taller people, short people have functional advantages, the volume being cubic thing is also why short people can get make gainz in the gym sooner