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NEW: CDC Extended BMI-for-age growth charts for very high BMIs
Released December 15, 2022, these charts extend to a BMI of 60
CDC Growth Charts—Download
Set 1: Clinical charts with 5th and 95th percentiles
Birth to 36 months (5th-95th percentile)
- Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- Spanish [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- French [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 200 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Boys Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
- English [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 56 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 236 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 40 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- Spanish [PDF – 50 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- French [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 401 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
- English [PDF – 55 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 60 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 55 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 440 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Children 2 to 20 years (5th-95th percentile)
- Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- Spanish [PDF – 63 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- French [PDF – 78 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 260 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Boys BMI-for-age
- English [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 50 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 64 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 141 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 183 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 77 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- Spanish [PDF – 62 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- French [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 499 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls BMI-for-age
- English [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 51 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 64 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 142 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 339 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Optional Chart (5th-95th percentile)
- Boys Weight-for-stature
- English [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 148 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 180 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Weight-for-stature
- English [PDF – 41 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 147 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 334 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Set 2: Clinical charts with 3rd and 97th percentiles
Birth to 36 months (3rd -97th percentile)
- Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 47 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- Spanish [PDF – 47 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- French [PDF – 44 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 201 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Boys Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
- English [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 53 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 51 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 207 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 223 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- Spanish [PDF – 48 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- French [PDF – 45 KB] Modified 4/20/01
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 186 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 390 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length
- English [PDF – 53 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 54 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 206 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 434 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Children 2 to 20 years (3rd-97th percentile)
- Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 83 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- Spanish [PDF – 61 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- French [PDF – 79 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 208 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-ready [PDF – 250 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Boys BMI-for-age
- English [PDF – 68 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 66 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 153 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 173 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age
- English [PDF – 84 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- Spanish [PDF – 62 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- French [PDF – 81 KB] Modified 11/21/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 218 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 488 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls BMI-for-age
- English [PDF – 58 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- Spanish [PDF – 52 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- French [PDF – 67 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 152 K] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 334 KB] Modified 9/15/05
Optional Chart (3rd-97th percentile)
- Boys Weight-for-stature
- English [PDF – 34 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 158 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 168 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Girls Weight-for-stature
- English [PDF – 46 KB] Modified 10/16/00
- B&W Press-Ready [PDF – 157 KB] Modified 9/15/05
- Color Press-Ready [PDF – 323 KB] Modified 9/15/05