Boys Weight Growth Chart
for children of "White" race/ethnicity*, ages 2 through 18.
The thicker red line in the middle is the 50th percentile, (like the average), which indicates that 50% of the population of Boys has Weight heavier than the line, and 50% are lighter. Likewise, the 95th percentile line, (the highest red line), indicates the weight where 95% of the population of Boys is lighter.
For an average height chart for Boys, click here.
For Boys average weight charts of other race/ethnic groups, choose: White, Black, Hispanic, or Other.
Girls weight and height charts can be found here. See the chart index.
Charts for adults male height and weight are available here. These are also interesting, because they not only show the average height, they also show that adults have a considerably higher prevalence of obesity than children.
The NHANES III survey is the data source for this chart, representing the USA population during 1988 to 1994. The CDC also used this dataset, and several older surveys, to construct the CDC standard pediatric growth charts.
* The "Race-Ethnicity" categories.
Created by Steven B. Halls, MD, FRCPC
and John Hanson, MSc.
Copyright 2000 Last modified 26-May-2008
