Norway Yearbook - 1996

: Health and
social conditions
75 Conscripts1 by height. Per cent2
Year
Average Under 165
height, cm cm
165-169
cm
170-174
cm
175-179
cm
180-184
cm
185-189
cm
1The data refer to the enrolment of the previous year. tNot including conscripts with unknown height. 3185cm and over.
Source: The Conscription Service. More information: Division for Health Statistics.
190-194
cm
195 cm
and over
1910 171.0 12.8 26.0 32.3 20.4 6.8 1.7
1920 171.4 12.3 24.4 32.6 21.3 7.7 1.7
1930 172.8 8.4 20.0 32.2 25.8 10.6 3.0
1937 173.8 6.5 17.3 30.8 27.4 13.2 4.8
1952 176.2 3.0 10.5 25.4 30.4 21.5 7.4 1.6 0.2
1960 177.1 24 8.3 22.8 31.1 23.4 9.6 2.1 0.3
1970 178.7 1.4 5.6 17.2 28.9 29.2 13.5 3.7 0.5
1980 179.4 1.0 4.8 15.6 27.6 29.9 15.0 5.2 0.8
1990 179.7 1.1 4.7 15.1 27.1 28.9 16.2 5.7 1.3
1991 179.9 1.2 4.3 14.8 26.2 29.8 16.5 6.1 1.2
1992 179.7 1.3 4.7 15.2 27.1 28.5 16.1 5.8 1.2
1993 179.5 1.3 5.0 15.5 27.0 28.5 15.9 5.6 1.2
1994 179.8 1.3 4.3 14.9 27.0 29.2 16.0 6.0 1.4
1995 179.4 1.6 5.2 15.8 27.2 28.3 15.0 5.6 1.2
1996 179.6 1.5 4.8 156 26.3 28.7 16.0 6.0 1.2
76 Height, weight and swimming ability of conscripts1. County. 1996
County Number of conscripts Average height, cm Average weight, kg P.c. able to swim 200 m
Total 31 930 179.6 72.9 90.9
østfold 1 885 179.2 71.8 90.9
Akershus 3333 179.7 71.3 92.7
Oslo 4082 179.4 72.4 91.2
Hedmark 1 219 179.3 73.1 91.1
Oppland 1198 179.8 71.8 91.2
Buskerud 1 554 180.0 74.3 90.8
Vestfold 1 445 179.8 73.0 94.5
Telemark 1147 181.3 73.7 91.5
Aust-Agder 859 180.4 749 94.5
Vest-Agder 1153 180.6 739 90.3
Rogaland 2758 179.6 72.5 87.8
Hordaland 3 141 179.1 72.5 93.1
Sogn og Fjordane 763 179.0 74.3 91.9
Møre og Romsdal 1 693 179.6 72.7 92.8
Sør-Trøndelag 1 635 179.6 73.2 87.7
Nord-Trøndelag 888 180.1 74.5 91.9
Nordland 1 707 179.8 73.0 86.7
Trams 932 178.3 73.8 89.0
Finnmark 538 176.5 74.4 81.3
1The data referto the enrolment of previous year.
Source: The Conscription Service. More information: Division for Health Statistics.
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