In this article we will take a look at the weight and height growth chart for a baby boy. Boys length for age and weight for age percentiles published by the centers for disease control and prevention november 1 2009.
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Boys average weight and height growth chart. Growth charts nhanes 2 to 20 years. The thick red line in the middle is the 50th percentile which indicates that 50 of the population of boys has height or stature taller than the line and 50 are shorter. The red lines show percentiles. The head circumference of a baby boy should be about 135 inches according to the national center of health statistics. Boys stature for age and weight for age percentiles created date. They use percentiles to compare your babys growth to other babies of the same age and sex.
Similarly the lowest red line the 5th percentile line indicates the height where only 5 of the population of boys are shorter. In this post we look at the average weight for boys. What do growth chart percentiles mean. I made this average weight chart for boys in the year 2000. Growth charts give you a general idea of how your child is growing. An average newborn baby boy should weigh 727 pounds and 19 inches long.
The charts below show the height and weight or length for babies for children of both genders in the 50th percentile which is the average. 2 to 20 years. This was a time when doctors were still using pediatric growth charts from the 1970s. For a weight chart for boys of white race. Boys stature for age and weight for age percentiles author. So when my chart was published on my website it was new and unique and helpful.
Birth to 24 months.
Gallery of Boys Average Weight And Height Growth Chart
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