The individual growth
charts, with one chart per page, have the grids aligned to English units (lb,
in), with metric units (kg, cm) on the secondary scale. Individual charts are
available for boys and for girls. The individual charts include the following:
Infants, birth to 36 months
(1) Weight-for-age
(2) Length-for-age
(3) Weight-for-length
(4) Head
circumference-for-age
Children and adolescents, 2 to 20 years
(5) Weight-for-age
(6) Stature-for-age
(7) Body mass
index-for-age
Preschoolers, 2 to 5 years
(8) Weight-for-stature
The individual growth
charts were published in three sets.
Set 1
contains 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 for girls), with the 3rd, 5th,
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th
,95th, and 97th smoothed percentile lines for all charts, and the 85th percentile
for BMI-for-age and weight-for-stature.
Set 2contains
16 charts (8 for boys and 8 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 3
contains 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 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.
These three distinct sets
of charts are provided to meet the needs of various users. Set 1 shows all of
the major percentile curves, but may have limitations where the curves are
close together, especially at the youngest ages. Most users in the United
States may wish to use the format shown in set 2 for the majority of routine
applications. Pediatric endocrinologists and others dealing with special
populations may wish to use the format in set 3 for selected applications.
Within each set, individual
charts can be accessed by pointing to the associated URL. In addition, all
charts in each set are combined into 3 summary files. These summary
files contain the individual charts from either set 1, set 2, or set 3, as
described above.
All individual 2000 CDC
growth charts have an initial publication date of May 30, 2000. For various
reasons, selected charts were modified after the initial publication date.
Modifications were made to selected individual charts to correct or enhance
particular aspects of the graphs. Where applicable, when individual charts
were further modified, the date is indicated on each chart. In all cases where individual charts were modified, the data
points in the corresponding data file remain unchanged
from the initial release on May 30, 2000. The individual growth charts for
weight-for-length and weight-for-stature were modified because the smoothed
percentile lines were incorrectly graphed on the grids that were initially
published.
All individual growth
charts may be viewed, downloaded, and printed in Adobe Acrobat. For routine
viewing and printing, the individual
charts are available as PDF (600 dpi screen optimized) files. Within each set,
individual charts can be accessed by clicking on "View/Download PDF"
for each file. In addition, all charts in the summary files can be accessed by
clicking on "View/Download PDF" for each summary file.
Suggested citation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health
Statistics. CDC growth charts: United States. http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
May 30, 2000.
Set
1: Individual charts with all percentiles (3rd, 5th, 10th, 25th,
50th, 75th, 90th, 95th, 97th) Weight-for-age
percentiles: Boys, birth to 36 months
3rd,
5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th, 97th percentiles View/download
PDF45KB
Body
mass index-for-age percentiles: Boys, 2 to 20 years
3rd,
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 85th, 90th, 97th percentiles
View/download
PDF55KB
Body
mass index-for-age percentiles: Girls, 2 to 20 years
3rd,
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 85th, 90th, 97th percentiles
View/download
PDF55KB
Summary
Files Set
1 summary file; 3rd, 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th, 97th percentiles
Download
all 16 charts in Set 1 View/download
PDF556KBRevised and corrected 6/8/00 and 11/21/00.
Set
2 summary file; 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 95th percentiles
Download
all 16 charts in Set 2 View/download
PDF538KBRevised and corrected 6/8/00 and 11/21/00.
Set
3 summary file; 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 97th percentiles
Download
all 16 charts in Set 3 View/download
PDF539KBRevised and corrected 6/8/00 and 11/21/00.
Weight-for-age
percentiles: Boys, birth to 36 months
