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CDC Clinical Growth Charts

Growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in children. CDC recommends health care providers use WHO growth standards for infants and children up to 2 years of age.

These charts are available in black and white (English) and color (English, French and Spanish) and were published in two sets.

  • Set 1 contains 10 charts (5 for boys and 5 for girls), with the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th smoothed percentile lines for all charts, and the 85th percentile for BMI-for-age and weight-for-stature.
  • Set 2 contains 10 charts (5 for boys and 5 for girls), with the 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th smoothed percentile lines for all charts, and the 85th percentile for BMI-for-age and weight-for-stature.
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