BMI for Age Charts - WHO Standards

Body Mass Index (BMI) CHARTS

WHO Growth Standards

How to Use These Charts

  • These charts show BMI values for boys & girls from 5 to 19 years
  • Values are based on WHO growth standards (2007) as referenced by the National Institute of Nutrition, India
  • Find the age of the child and compare their BMI to the values in the table
  • Use the classification guide below to interpret the results

Note: The last column in both tables is labeled "2 SD" in the original source but represents +3 SD values according to WHO classification.

APPENDIX 6-A: BMI FOR AGE OF BOYS (5 TO 19 YEARS)

Year/Month -3 SD -2 SD -1 SD Median +1 SD +2 SD +2 SD
5 : 112.113.014.115.316.618.320.2
6 : 012.113.014.115.316.818.520.7
7 : 012.313.114.215.517.019.021.6
8 : 112.413.314.415.717.419.722.8
9 : 012.613.514.616.017.920.524.3
10 : 012.813.714.916.418.521.426.1
11 : 013.114.115.316.919.222.528.0
12 : 013.414.515.817.519.923.630.0
13 : 013.814.916.418.220.824.831.7
14 : 014.315.517.019.021.825.933.1
15 : 014.716.017.619.822.727.034.1
16 : 015.116.518.220.523.527.934.8
17 : 015.416.918.821.124.328.635.2
18 : 015.717.319.221.724.929.235.4
19 : 015.917.619.622.225.429.735.5

APPENDIX 6-B: BMI FOR AGE OF GIRLS (5 TO 19 YEARS)

Year/Month -3 SD -2 SD -1 SD Median +1 SD +2 SD +2 SD
5:111.812.713.915.216.918.921.3
6:011.712.713.915.317.019.222.1
7:011.812.713.915.417.319.823.3
8:111.912.914.115.717.720.624.8
9:012.113.114.416.118.321.526.5
10:012.413.514.816.619.022.628.4
11:012.713.915.417.219.923.730.2
12:013.214.416.018.020.825.031.9
13:013.614.916.618.821.826.233.4
14:014.015.417.219.622.727.334.7
15:014.415.917.820.223.528.235.5
16:014.616.218.220.724.128.936.1
17:014.716.418.421.024.529.336.3
18:014.716.418.621.324.829.536.3
19:014.716.518.721.425.029.736.2

WHO Classification

Normal: Median - 2 SD to + < 1 SD
Moderate undernutrition: Median < -2 SD to > -3 SD
Severe undernutrition: Median - 3 SD
Overweight: Median ≥ +1 SD to < +3 SD
Obesity: ≥ +3 SD

Source: 2007 WHO - Cited from Dietary guidelines for Indians - a manual 2011 National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.

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