Discover Your Child's Growth Status
Monitor your child's weight and height by tracking growth percentiles regularly with this tool, to ensure you are supporting your child's nutrition to achieve growth potential.
Anandi Hospitals · Women & Child Care Excellence
Monitor your child's weight and height by tracking growth percentiles regularly with this tool, to ensure you are supporting your child's nutrition to achieve growth potential.
Check if your child is growing well for their age and sex
Enter your child’s height and weight to see their growth percentile against WHO standards, and understand what the result means. Built for children aged 2 to 10 years.
A percentile compares your child to other children of the same age and sex. The 50th percentile is simply the middle, not a target. Here is how to read each band. None of these is a diagnosis on its own.
Smaller than most children of the same age. Often still healthy, but worth discussing with a doctor.
On the lower side of typical. Usually fine if growth is steady over time.
The broad middle, where most children sit. Keep up regular monitoring.
On the higher side of typical. Usually fine, with balanced nutrition and activity.
Larger than most children of the same age. Worth a check if the rise is rapid.
The figures below are approximate average (around the 50th percentile) heights and weights for children aged 2 to 10, based on WHO growth data. Boys and girls are close at younger ages and differ a little more as they grow. Treat these as a rough guide. Your child being a little above or below is common and is not a problem on its own.
| Age | Approx. average height | Approx. average weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 85 to 87 cm | 12 to 13 kg |
| 3 years | 94 to 96 cm | 14 to 15 kg |
| 4 years | 101 to 103 cm | 16 to 17 kg |
| 5 years | 108 to 110 cm | 18 to 19 kg |
| 6 years | 114 to 116 cm | 20 to 21 kg |
| 7 years | 120 to 122 cm | 22 to 24 kg |
| 8 years | 126 to 128 cm | 25 to 27 kg |
| 9 years | 132 to 134 cm | 28 to 30 kg |
| 10 years | 137 to 139 cm | 31 to 34 kg |
What matters most is not a single number but the pattern over time. Here is the simple version, based on where your child falls.
Your child is growing within the typical range. Keep up regular monitoring and a balanced diet, and re-check in a few months to see the trend.
A single reading is not a diagnosis. If your child is consistently low or the percentile is dropping, a doctor can check for any nutritional or medical cause.
Often fine. Focus on balanced nutrition and daily activity, and check with a doctor if the rise has been rapid or out of line with earlier readings.
This tool is for children aged 2 to 10. If your child is younger, use our baby growth chart, which is built for infants and includes weight, length, and head circumference. Expecting? Try our pregnancy due date calculator.
There is no single normal weight. A healthy weight sits within a wide range for each age and sex. This tool shows your child’s weight as a percentile compared to other children of the same age, which is more useful than a single target number.
No. The 50th percentile is just the middle of the range, not a goal. A child on the 20th or 80th percentile can be perfectly healthy. What matters more is that your child grows steadily along their own line over time.
Not necessarily. Many healthy children sit on lower percentiles, especially if they have always tracked there. It is more of a concern if the percentile is dropping over time or your child is not gaining weight. If you are unsure, speak to a doctor.
It uses the WHO child growth standards, which Indian paediatricians commonly use for young children. Percentiles tell you how your child compares to a healthy reference population of the same age and sex.
For most children, a check every few months is enough, along with their routine health visits. Tracking the trend over time is far more useful than a single measurement.
No. It is an information tool, not a diagnosis. Only a doctor can assess your child properly, taking into account their full history and a series of measurements over time.
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