The stature of the colombian elite before the onset of Industrialization, 1870-1919

Número: 
339
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
I12, I31, N16
Palabras clave: 
Economic History, Anthropometrics, Welfare, Health

The average height of Colombian women increased 8.95 cm between 1905 and 1985 and of men 8.96 cm in the same time period. Thus the country was a success story according to international standards in this respect. The information for the adult height of Co