2014 WHO Growth Charts for Canada (CPEG revisions), birth to 24 months
Infants and children, birth to 24 months, as on the Canadian charts: weight, length, head circumference and weight-for-length.
2014 WHO Growth Charts for Canada with revisions based on re-analysis by the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group; WHO Child Growth Standards values, as on the Canadian charts. For 2 to 19 years, use the WHO Canada 2–19 years calculator.
Weight and weight-for-length Z-scores beyond ±3 use WHO's restricted LMS method.
Cut-off points
From the Health Professional's Guide (2014), for further assessment, referral or intervention; not diagnostic criteria:
- Underweight: weight-for-age < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
- Stunted: length-for-age < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
- Wasted: weight-for-length < 3rd percentile (severely: < 0.1st)
- Overweight: weight-for-length > 97th percentile
- Obese: weight-for-length > 99.9th percentile
- Head circumference: < 3rd or > 97th percentile
Tips
- Age: months. For years and months, enter e.g. 4y 5m.
- Weight: kg. For pounds and ounces, enter e.g. 8-4 for 8 lb 4 oz.
- Length: cm. For inches, enter e.g. 19".
- Head circumference: cm. For inches, enter e.g. 19".
- GA at birth (optional): weeks and days, e.g. 30 3/7. Results for the corrected age are then shown too.