Up to what age do people grow?

Sometimes watching the tall children ask the question - to what age do people grow?

The scientists have for this case some approximate figures. According to one data, girls' growth stops in 19-20 years, boys - 22-23 years. The average age of termination of a person's growth is 20-21 years.

There are exceptions to each rule - there are many examples of children who stopped growing at the age of 16, and there are examples of actively growing people up to the age of 40.

The same scientists concluded that the peak growth of girlsis at the age of 11 years (at this time they add up to 9 cm per year), the peak growth in boys is 13 years (the annual increase in gain is up to 10 cm).

With age, the growth of a person decreases - by the age of 60, on average, the growth decreases by 2-2.5 cm (relative to middle age), by the age of 80 the person decreases 7-8 cm.

About 80% of all people on Earth grows to 25 years, and the body releases 70% of growth hormone at night. Conclusion - nedosypayuschie children may lag behind their peers in growth.

Another important factor is heredity, andalso hormonal status, diet, geographical environment, climatic conditions, the psycho-emotional state of a person and the presence of chronic diseases.