What height is considered too short for a woman?

The median threshold height deemed too short for an adult female (Figure 1B) was 56 inches [48,59] among male and 57 inches [50,60] among female (p<. 05) respondents.

What height is considered too short?

What is considered a short person? Speaking of statistics, men are considered short if they are 5′7″/171 cm or shorter (1 standard deviation below average). They are considered very short if they are 5′4″/163 cm or shorter and “midget” if they are 5′1″/155 cm or shorter.