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Child Growth Lab

Pediatric growth calculators for WHO and CDC references, BMI, growth change, corrected age, and family-height context.

Standalone pediatric growth calculators

Choose the child growth calculation you need.

Six independent calculators cover WHO baby growth, CDC child growth, BMI screening, two-date growth change, corrected-age timing, and family-height context. Choose the workflow that matches the question and measurements you have.

Each calculator works on its own in this browser. No account, onboarding, or saved child health record is required. Results are transparent reference information—not diagnoses, treatment recommendations, or predictions.

Inputs → supported result

Each calculator starts from a defined input set

Bring what the task requires

One dated measurement set · two dated measurements · a preterm-birth timeline · or both biological parents’ adult heights

Get only the supported result

Percentiles, BMI screening context, arithmetic change, corrected-age timing, or family-height context—without inventing missing inputs

Illustrative workflow only—no child values or results are shown here.

For a current growth percentile, start with age

The two growth-reference calculators keep one dated measurement set together and return only the WHO or CDC results supported by the measurements entered. Missing measurements are not invented.

Birth to before age 2

Baby Growth Percentile Calculator

Enter weight, lying-down recumbent length, head circumference, or any combination. Weight plus length also produces weight-for-length; age is not the weight-for-length chart axis.

Have ready: birth date, measurement date, WHO sex chart, and the measurements you have

Calculate WHO baby growth percentiles

Age 2 through 19

Child Growth Chart Calculator

Enter standing height, weight, or both. The calculator returns height-for-age and/or weight-for-age; entering both also adds concise BMI-for-age context.

Have ready: birth date, measurement date, CDC sex chart, and standing height, weight, or both

Calculate CDC child growth percentiles

Birth to before age 2

WHO baby growth standards

Use dated infant weight, recumbent length, and head-circumference records.

2nd birthday

Age 2 through 19

CDC child growth references

Use dated standing height and weight records; both together also support BMI-for-age.

The reference and measurement method change at age 2. See the methodology for the exact boundary and measurement rules.

Different inputs · different calculation

Four independent calculators answer different growth questions

These are not smaller versions of the Baby or Child Growth calculators. Each starts from a different input set, produces a different output, and has its own interpretation boundary.

Kids and teen BMI

Use this when:
BMI screening is the main question.
Have ready:
standing height and weight from the same date
You get:
BMI, BMI-for-age percentile, category, and method context
Open calculator

Growth change over time

Use this when:
you have the same measure from two dates.
Have ready:
a complete height/length pair, weight pair, or both
You get:
arithmetic change and rate—not a velocity percentile
Open calculator

Corrected-age timeline

Use this when:
preterm-birth timing is the question.
Have ready:
actual birth date plus original due date or recorded gestational age
You get:
chronological, corrected, and 40-week-reference timing
Open calculator

Family-height context

Use this when:
you want a rough parental-height reference.
Have ready:
both biological parents’ measured adult heights
You get:
a central estimate and broad range—not a prediction
Open calculator

Reference selection stays explicit

The baby growth-reference workflow uses WHO Child Growth Standards through the day before the second birthday. The child growth-reference workflow uses CDC growth references from the second birthday through the day before age 20. Other calculators use their separately documented arithmetic or clinical-method references. The site does not silently substitute corrected age, mix standing height with recumbent length, or turn one point into a trend.

Transparent inputs, derived values, and sources

Result pages distinguish what you entered, what the calculator derived, which published reference or method was used, whether a technical measurement-review flag appeared, and which dataset and calculation version produced the result. Technical checks are not diagnoses, and source permission does not imply endorsement.