APPENDIX 4

Standard Height and Weight for Age

How to use this table: This table shows standard height and weight measurements for boys and girls from birth to 18 years based on NCHS standards as referenced by ICMR/NIN for Indian children.

Age Years	Boys		Girls
	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)
0	50.5	3.3	49.9	3.2
3 months	61.1	6.0	60.2	5.4
6 months	67.8	7.8	66.6	7.2
9 months	72.3	9.2	71.1	8.6
1.0	76.1	10.2	74.3	9.5
1.5	82.4	11.5	80.9	10.8
2.0	85.6	12.3	84.5	11.8
2.5	90.4	13.5	89.5	11.0
3.0	99.1	15.7	93.9	14.1
3.5	99.1	15.7	97.9	15.1
4.0	102.9	16.7	101.6	16.0
4.5	106.6	17.7	105.1	16.8
5.0	109.9	18.7	108.4	17.7
5.5	113.1	19.7	111.6	18.6
6.0	116.1	20.7	114.6	19.5
6.5	119.0	21.7	117.6	20.6
7.0	121.7	22.9	120.6	21.8
7.5	124.4	24.0	123.5	23.3
8.0	127.0	25.3	126.4	24.8
8.5	129.6	26.7	129.3	26.6
9.0	132.3	28.1	132.2	28.5
9.5	134.8	29.7	135.2	30.5
10.0	137.5	31.4	138.3	32.5
10.5	140.3	33.3	141.5	34.7
11.0	143.3	35.3	144.8	37.0
11.5	146.4	37.5	148.2	39.2
12.0	149.7	39.8	151.5	41.5
12.5	153.0	42.3	154.6	43.8
13.0	156.5	45.0	157.1	46.1
13.5	159.9	47.8	159.0	48.3
14.0	163.1	50.8	160.4	50.3
14.5	166.2	53.8	161.2	52.1
15.0	169.0	56.7	161.6	53.7
15.5	171.5	59.5	162.1	55.0
16.0	173.5	62.1	162.4	55.9
16.5	175.2	64.4	162.7	56.4
17.0	176.2	66.3	163.1	56.7
17.5	176.7	67.8	163.4	56.7
18.0	176.8	68.9	163.7	56.6

Source: National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS), (USA), Standards.

Average or mean value (or) 50 per cent of NCHS is taken as equivalent to 100 per cent for (maximum) possible growth in Indian children.