<p>Bugger! I'm STILL considered a shortie, then!</p>
<p>That just made me feel so much worse about my height. :(</p>
<p>What was your source for those statistics?</p>
<p>"probably 5'3" for females and 5'10 for males (Asian)"</p>
<p>That's way off. The average (especially male) would be much shorter, but would vary depending on the country. (Eg. Vietnam would be shorter, on average, than China).</p>
<p>I've seen the stats that I mentioned on multiple sites. They wouldn't be too hard to google up.</p>
<p>ahhh 5'7", female....wish I were taller</p>
<p>Sorry I got those mixed up. I meant 53 is the average for an Asian country (females) and 510 is the desired one for males.</p>
<p>I forgot what it is exactly, but it works out that every inch of height is a few years (not sure how many) off your total life. So yeah, short people live longer.</p>
<p>Excluding midgets</p>