Child height percentiles are only available for us. Remove the child or teens shoes bulky clothing and hair ornaments and unbraid hair that interferes with the measurement. The percentile tells you what percentage of children that have a height less than your child. To measure height accurately at home to calculate bmi for age. Because of possible rounding errors in age weight and height the results from this calculator may differ slightly from bmi for age percentiles calculated by other programs. For example out of a sample of 100 children a percentile value of 40 percent means your child weighs more than 40 children and weighs less than the other 60.

For example out of a sample of 100 children a percentile value of 45 percent means your child measures more than 45 children and measures less than the other 55 children. Citizens based on cdc data. The cdc growth charts are recommended for use in clinical practice and research to assess size and growth in us. Child and teen bmi calculator. Stature is upright height or standing straight height. Measuring height accurately at home.

Measuring weight accurately at home. The percentile shows how your childs weight compares to other children of the same height. This calculator provides body mass index bmi and the corresponding bmi for age percentile based on cdc growth charts for children and teens ages 2 through 19 years. This calculator provides your childs weight percentile based on stature. The percentile tells you what percentage of children weigh less than your child. For example a bmi for age percentile of 65 means that the childs weight.

Bmi is calculated using your childs weight and height and is then used to find the corresponding bmi for age percentile for your childs age and sex. The percentile shows how your childs height or stature compares to other children. The percentile shows how your childs weight compares to other children. Infants children and adolescents. About this calculator this tool is based on data from the centeres for disease control cdc growth charts released in 2000. Bmi for age percentile shows how your childs weight compares to that of other children of the same age and sex.

Use this height percentile calculator to calculate how tall or short you are relative to the general population or to people of the same gender age and country as yourself. The percentile tells you what percentage of children weigh less than your child.

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