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Growth charts are percentile curves showing the distribution of selected body measurements in children. Growth charts are used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents.
CDC Growth Charts. Print. The growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in U.S. children. Pediatric growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since 1977.
Set 1: Children 2 to 20 years, Clinical charts with 5th and 95th percentiles Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age English [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
2000 and 2022 CDC growth charts to calculate growth metric percentiles and Z-scores on children and adolescents from 2 to 20 years of age. Includes Weight-for-age, Stature-for-age, Weight-for-stature, and BMI-for-age.
CDC Growth calculator for 0 to 36 months. 2000 CDC growth charts to report growth metric percentiles and Z-scores on infants from 0 to 36 months of age. Includes Weight-for-age, Length-for-age, Head circumference-for-age, and Weight-for-length.
Use the CDC growth charts for children age 2 years and older in the U.S. Growth charts are not intended to be used as a sole diagnostic instrument. Instead, growth charts are tools that contribute to forming an overall clinical impression for the child being measured.
This page provides a summary of key points from CDC's Growth Chart Training Module titled Overview of CDC Growth Charts. It also provides additional resources and references.