Child Height Age 2. If your child is in the 75th percentile for weight for example that means 74 percent of children her age and gender weigh less and 24 percent weigh more. Percentile the length percentile of the child.
Doctors typically use different growth charts depending on your child s age. Another way to estimate a child s adult height is to double a boy s height at age 2 or a girl s height at age 18 months. The percentile tells you what percentage of children that have a height less than your child.
It s also important to note that children grow at different rates.
If your child is in the 75th percentile for weight for example that means 74 percent of children her age and gender weigh less and 24 percent weigh more. For example out of a sample of 100 children a percentile value of 45 percent means your child measures more than 45 children and measures less than the other 55 children. Height the standing length of the child in metric and standard units. Charts below are derived from the guidelines and growth charts provided by centers for disease control and prevention cdc and world health organization who and they will focus on providing an average weight range as well as normal range of height and weight for kids in different age groups.