Although the science of measuring the body (anthropometrics) has been practiced since the 1950s, its methods remained manual for three decades. Earlier surveys utilized traditional methods of manual procedures; and it was not until the 1980s that Athropometrics technology was introduced and its application widely embraced. Such data were used in surveys for developing databases for Athropometric human body models e.g. in Japan (Institute of Human Engineering for quality Life; the Civilian American and European Surface Anthropometry Resource (Daanen & van Water, 1998).

The 1990s saw great strides in the use and application of the first Human Athropo-Biometrics technology in the areas of apparel, ergonomics, health, human learning metrics and digital programs, and others. By introducing biometrics, a much more improved data and a wider range of applications blossomed into the Anthropo-Biometrics away from the previous Anthropometrics. Accordingly, today we can have the human information as early as age 4 hence be able to forecast future abilities e.g. growth, learning, health, digital movies in avatars, etc

While countries in other continents e.g. United Kingdom, Germany, USA, Taiwan, Mexico, Hong Kong etc., have embraced this Athropo-Biometrics technology, most of other continents especially sub-Saharan Africa has been left behind. With the exception of South Africa (and recently Kenya, which currently has an earlier version of this
Athropo-Biometrics technology), all other countries in Africa have not utilized Athropo-Biometrics technology.