(ISO: Geneva) -- With changing standards of living, the body dimensions of people have been increasing in many countries over the last few decades. To ensure that clothing, workplaces, transportation, homes, and recreational activities match today’s body sizes comfortably and safely, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a report compiling up-to-date anthropometric data (measurement of the human body to determine differences across populations).

The report, ISO/TR 7250-2:2010—“Basic human body measurements for technological design—Part 2: Statistical summaries of body measurements from individual ISO populations,” is the second part of a series on body measurements. Part 1, ISO/TR 7250-1, published in 2008, covers body measurement definitions and landmarks, regarding population groups and the geometric design of the places where people work and live.

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