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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amelia Hill

Children raised under UK austerity shorter than European peers, study finds

Amelia Upton, aged 6, is measured by woman for study
The average five-year-old British girl measures 111.7cm, down 30 places from 1985. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian

British children who grew up during the years of austerity are shorter than their peers in Bulgaria, Montenegro and Lithuania, a study has found.

In 1985, British boys and girls ranked 69 out of 200 countries for average height aged five. At the time they were on average 111.4cm and 111cm tall respectively.

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