Norway Yearbook - 2003

Health and social conditions
1 01 Conscripts1, by height. Per cent2
Average
height,
cm
Under
195cm and
165-169cm 170-174cm 175-179cm 180-184cm 185-189cm 190-194cm
165cm 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 2.4 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 15.6 26.3 28.7 16.0 6.0 1.2
1997 179.9 1.2 4.7 14.8 26.1 28.7 16.8 6.2 1.4
1998 179.4 1.4 5.4 15.7 26.8 28.1 15.5 5.6 1.2
1999 179.6 1.6 4.9 15.2 26.9 28.0 16.6 5.5 1.3
2000 179.9 1.4 4.5 14.5 25.9 29.2 16.9 6.1 1.5
2001 179.6 1.3 4.7 15.6 26.7 28.7 16.2 5.5 1.2
2002 179.7 1.4 4.6 15.3 26.4 29.2 16.0 5.5 1.3
2003 179.9 1.3 4.9 14.4 26.2 28.5 17.1 6.1 1.4
The data refer to the enrolment of the previous year. 2Not including conscripts with unknown height. 185 cm and over.
Source: The Conscription Service. More information: http:/M.vpv.miI.no/
1 02 Height, weight and swimming ability of conscripts1, by county. 2003
Number of conscripts Average height, cm Average weight, kg
P.c. able to
swim 200 m
Total 22894 179.9 74.6 92.0
østfold 1 028 179.7 75.9 90.6
Akershus 1 050 180.1 74.4 95.8
Oslo 2 124 179.6 72.0 87.5
Hedmark 663 179.1 75.7 92.7
Oppland 968 180.1 74.6 93.0
Buskerud 2 057 180.4 74.0 94.9
Vestfold 1 629 179.7 73.6 95.7
Telemark 790 182.4 75.0 92.9
Aust-Agder 628 180.0 77.5 93.5
Vest-Agder 970 180.1 74.6 93.8
Rogaland 2 513 180.1 74.3 87.5
Hordaland 2706 179.5 74.6 89.9
Sogn og Fjordane 391 179.5 78.8 90.6
Møre 0g Romsdal 1 390 180.3 74.1 94.4
Sør-Trøndelag 1110 181.1 74.7 93.6
Nord-Trøndelag 759 179.9 74.8 92.6
Nordland 1 271 178.8 76.7 93.3
Troms 481 178.9 74.5 94.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 366 176.1 74.9 89.2
1The data refer to the enrolment of the previous year.
Source: The Conscription Service. More information: http:/Aw.vpv.milno/
114 Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2003