BMI-for-age* BOYS

2 to 5 years (z-scores)
Year: Month
2:
2:
2:
2:
2:
2:
2:

Month

-0.6187
-0.5840
-0.5497
-0.5166
-0.4850
-0.4552
-0.4274

16.0189
15.9800
15.9414
15.9036
15.8667
15.8306
15.7953

Z-scores (BMI in kg/m2)

-1 SD
Median

-3 SD

-2 SD

0.07785
0.07792
0.07800
0.07808
0.07818
0.07829
0.07841

12.9
12.8
12.8
12.7
12.7
12.7
12.6

13.8
13.8
13.7
13.7
13.6
13.6
13.6

14.8
14.8
14.8
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.6

1 SD

2 SD

3 SD

16.0
16.0
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.8
15.8

17.3
17.3
17.3
17.2
17.2
17.1
17.1

18.9
18.8
18.8
18.7
18.7
18.6
18.6

20.6
20.5
20.5
20.4
20.4
20.3
20.2

0
1
2
3
4
5
6

24
25
26
27
28
29
30

2: 7
2: 8
2: 9
2:10
2:11
3: 0

31
32
33
34
35
36

-0.4016
-0.3782
-0.3572
-0.3388
-0.3231
-0.3101

15.7606
15.7267
15.6934
15.6610
15.6294
15.5988

0.07854
0.07867
0.07882
0.07897
0.07914
0.07931

12.6
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.4
12.4

13.5
13.5
13.5
13.4
13.4
13.4

14.6
14.6
14.5
14.5
14.5
14.4

15.8
15.7
15.7
15.7
15.6
15.6

17.1
17.0
17.0
17.0
16.9
16.9

18.5
18.5
18.5
18.4
18.4
18.4

20.2
20.1
20.1
20.0
20.0
20.0

3:
3:
3:
3:
3:
3:

1
2
3
4
5
6

37
38
39
40
41
42

-0.3000
-0.2927
-0.2884
-0.2869
-0.2881
-0.2919

15.5693
15.5410
15.5140
15.4885
15.4645
15.4420

0.07950
0.07969
0.07990
0.08012
0.08036
0.08061

12.4
12.3
12.3
12.3
12.2
12.2

13.3
13.3
13.3
13.2
13.2
13.2

14.4
14.4
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3

15.6
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.4

16.9
16.8
16.8
16.8
16.8
16.8

18.3
18.3
18.3
18.2
18.2
18.2

19.9
19.9
19.9
19.9
19.9
19.8

3: 7
3: 8
3: 9
3:10
3:11
4: 0

43
44
45
46
47
48

-0.2981
-0.3067
-0.3174
-0.3303
-0.3452
-0.3622

15.4210
15.4013
15.3827
15.3652
15.3485
15.3326

0.08087
0.08115
0.08144
0.08174
0.08205
0.08238

12.2
12.2
12.2
12.1
12.1
12.1

13.2
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.1

15.4
15.4
15.4
15.4
15.3
15.3

16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7

18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2

19.8
19.8
19.8
19.8
19.9
19.9

WHO Child Growth Standards

BMI-for-age BOYS
2 to 5 years (z-scores)
Year: Month

Month

-3 SD

-2 SD

Z-scores (BMI in kg/m2)

-1 SD
Median

1 SD

2 SD

3 SD

1
2
3
4
5
6

49
50
51
52
53
54

-0.3811
-0.4019
-0.4245
-0.4488
-0.4747
-0.5019

15.3174
15.3029
15.2891
15.2759
15.2633
15.2514

0.08272
0.08307
0.08343
0.08380
0.08418
0.08457

12.1
12.1
12.1
12.0
12.0
12.0

13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0

14.1
14.1
14.1
14.1
14.1
14.0

15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3

16.7
16.7
16.6
16.6
16.6
16.6

18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2

19.9
19.9
19.9
19.9
20.0
20.0

4: 7
4: 8
4: 9
4:10
4:11
5: 0

55
56
57
58
59
60

-0.5303
-0.5599
-0.5905
-0.6223
-0.6552
-0.6892

15.2400
15.2291
15.2188
15.2091
15.2000
15.1916

0.08496
0.08536
0.08577
0.08617
0.08659
0.08700

12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0

13.0
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9

14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0

15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2

16.6
16.6
16.6
16.6
16.6
16.6

18.2
18.2
18.2
18.3
18.3
18.3

20.0
20.1
20.1
20.2
20.2
20.3

4:
4:
4:
4:
4:
4:

WHO Child Growth Standards

*

If a child aged less than 2 years is measured standing up, change the height to length by adding 0.7 cm BEFORE calculating BMI, because the BMI-for-age for Birth to 2 years is
based on length. For children 2 to 5 years measured lying down, convert length to height by subtracting 0.7 cm BEFORE calculating BMI for application of the BMI-for-age chart.

24 months corresponds to 731 days.