The average U.S. woman has a height of 5 feet and 4 inches. As for the weight, the average is about 165 pounds. This is 35 or more pounds overweight for the height and build of the average North American women and gender plays a large roll. This number will vary a lot in the world, thanks to the many differences in prenatal care and nutrition.
Almost everywhere in the world, women have a higher life expectancy than men do.
Worldwide, there are more males than females (100 men vs approx 98.6 women). In the U.S., women out number men by an average of about 4 million. As for the people which have more than 85 years, women are about twice as many as men and that increases with age.
27% of the female deaths are caused by heart disease and 22% is caused by cancer.
Women live longer than men, they are 2 times more likely to be either visually impaired or blind.
NFL history was made when Shannon Easton became the first woman to ever work as a line judge official in an NFL preseason game. She was a replacement official in the 2012 preseason game for the Green Bay Packers VS San Diego Chargers. The hat and whistle she used to officiate the game were kept by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Museum and will be displayed.
Katy Hayes of Texas is going down in history as the very first person in the U.S. to have a double arm transplant attempted on them. Katy says she wants to hug her children and husband and be able to wipe her own behind.
