BMI-for-age GIRLS

5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Year: Month

Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)

15th
25th
50th
75th

Month

1st

3rd

5th

1
2
3
4
5
6

61
62
63
64
65
66

-0.8886
-0.9068
-0.9248
-0.9427
-0.9605
-0.9780

15.2441
15.2434
15.2433
15.2438
15.2448
15.2464

0.09692
0.09738
0.09783
0.09829
0.09875
0.09920

12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4

12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9
12.8

13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8

14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3

15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2

5: 7
5: 8
5: 9
5:10
5:11
6: 0

67
68
69
70
71
72

-0.9954
-1.0126
-1.0296
-1.0464
-1.0630
-1.0794

15.2487
15.2516
15.2551
15.2592
15.2641
15.2697

0.09966
0.10012
0.10058
0.10104
0.10149
0.10195

12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4

12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8

13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8

14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3

6:
6:
6:
6:
6:
6:

1
2
3
4
5
6

73
74
75
76
77
78

-1.0956
-1.1115
-1.1272
-1.1427
-1.1579
-1.1728

15.2760
15.2831
15.2911
15.2998
15.3095
15.3200

0.10241
0.10287
0.10333
0.10379
0.10425
0.10471

12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4

12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8
12.8

13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8
13.8

6: 7
6: 8
6: 9
6:10
6:11
7: 0

79
80
81
82
83
84

-1.1875
-1.2019
-1.2160
-1.2298
-1.2433
-1.2565

15.3314
15.3439
15.3572
15.3717
15.3871
15.4036

0.10517
0.10562
0.10608
0.10654
0.10700
0.10746

12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4

12.8
12.8
12.8
12.9
12.9
12.9

13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

7: 1
7: 2

85
86

-1.2693
-1.2819

15.4211
15.4397

0.10792
0.10837

12.4
12.4

12.9
12.9

13.1
13.2

5:
5:
5:
5:
5:
5:

85th

95th

97th

99th

16.3
16.3
16.3
16.3
16.3
16.3

16.9
16.9
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0

18.1
18.1
18.1
18.2
18.2
18.2

18.6
18.6
18.7
18.7
18.7
18.7

19.6
19.6
19.7
19.7
19.8
19.8

15.2
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3

16.3
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4

17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.1
17.1

18.2
18.3
18.3
18.3
18.3
18.4

18.8
18.8
18.8
18.9
18.9
18.9

19.8
19.9
19.9
20.0
20.0
20.1

14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3

15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3

16.4
16.4
16.4
16.5
16.5
16.5

17.1
17.1
17.1
17.2
17.2
17.2

18.4
18.4
18.5
18.5
18.5
18.6

19.0
19.0
19.0
19.1
19.1
19.2

20.1
20.2
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.4

13.8
13.8
13.9
13.9
13.9
13.9

14.3
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.4
14.4

15.3
15.3
15.4
15.4
15.4
15.4

16.5
16.5
16.6
16.6
16.6
16.6

17.2
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.4

18.6
18.6
18.7
18.7
18.8
18.8

19.2
19.3
19.3
19.3
19.4
19.4

20.5
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.7
20.8

13.9
13.9

14.4
14.4

15.4
15.4

16.6
16.7

17.4
17.4

18.9
18.9

19.5
19.6

20.9
20.9

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Year: Month

Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)

15th
25th
50th
75th

Month

1st

3rd

5th

3
4
5
6

87
88
89
90

-1.2941
-1.3060
-1.3175
-1.3287

15.4593
15.4798
15.5014
15.5240

0.10883
0.10929
0.10974
0.11020

12.4
12.4
12.4
12.5

12.9
12.9
12.9
12.9

13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2

13.9
13.9
13.9
14.0

14.4
14.4
14.4
14.5

15.5
15.5
15.5
15.5

7: 7
7: 8
7: 9
7:10
7:11
8: 0

91
92
93
94
95
96

-1.3395
-1.3499
-1.3600
-1.3697
-1.3790
-1.3880

15.5476
15.5723
15.5979
15.6246
15.6523
15.6810

0.11065
0.11110
0.11156
0.11201
0.11246
0.11291

12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5

12.9
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0

13.2
13.2
13.2
13.3
13.3
13.3

14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.1

14.5
14.5
14.5
14.5
14.6
14.6

8:
8:
8:
8:
8:
8:

1
2
3
4
5
6

97
98
99
100
101
102

-1.3966
-1.4047
-1.4125
-1.4199
-1.4270
-1.4336

15.7107
15.7415
15.7732
15.8058
15.8394
15.8738

0.11335
0.11380
0.11424
0.11469
0.11513
0.11557

12.6
12.6
12.6
12.6
12.6
12.6

13.0
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1
13.1

13.3
13.3
13.4
13.4
13.4
13.4

14.1
14.1
14.1
14.2
14.2
14.2

8: 7
8: 8
8: 9
8:10
8:11
9: 0

103
104
105
106
107
108

-1.4398
-1.4456
-1.4511
-1.4561
-1.4607
-1.4650

15.9090
15.9451
15.9818
16.0194
16.0575
16.0964

0.11601
0.11644
0.11688
0.11731
0.11774
0.11816

12.7
12.7
12.7
12.7
12.8
12.8

13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.3
13.3

13.4
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.6

9: 1
9: 2
9: 3

109
110
111

-1.4688
-1.4723
-1.4753

16.1358
16.1759
16.2166

0.11859
0.11901
0.11943

12.8
12.8
12.8

13.3
13.3
13.4

13.6
13.6
13.6

7:
7:
7:
7:

85th

95th

97th

99th

16.7
16.7
16.8
16.8

17.5
17.5
17.5
17.6

19.0
19.0
19.1
19.1

19.6
19.7
19.7
19.8

21.0
21.1
21.2
21.2

15.5
15.6
15.6
15.6
15.7
15.7

16.8
16.9
16.9
16.9
17.0
17.0

17.6
17.6
17.7
17.7
17.8
17.8

19.2
19.2
19.3
19.3
19.4
19.4

19.8
19.9
20.0
20.0
20.1
20.2

21.3
21.4
21.5
21.6
21.7
21.7

14.6
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.7

15.7
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.8
15.9

17.0
17.1
17.1
17.2
17.2
17.2

17.9
17.9
18.0
18.0
18.1
18.1

19.5
19.6
19.6
19.7
19.8
19.8

20.2
20.3
20.4
20.4
20.5
20.6

21.8
21.9
22.0
22.1
22.2
22.3

14.2
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.4
14.4

14.8
14.8
14.8
14.9
14.9
14.9

15.9
15.9
16.0
16.0
16.1
16.1

17.3
17.3
17.4
17.4
17.5
17.5

18.2
18.2
18.3
18.3
18.4
18.4

19.9
20.0
20.0
20.1
20.2
20.2

20.7
20.7
20.8
20.9
21.0
21.1

22.4
22.5
22.6
22.7
22.8
22.9

14.4
14.4
14.5

15.0
15.0
15.0

16.1
16.2
16.2

17.6
17.6
17.7

18.5
18.5
18.6

20.3
20.4
20.5

21.1
21.2
21.3

23.0
23.1
23.2

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)
15th
25th
50th
75th

Year: Month

Month

1st

3rd

5th

85th

95th

97th

99th

9: 4
9: 5
9: 6

112
113
114

-1.4780
-1.4803
-1.4823

16.2580
16.2999
16.3425

0.11985
0.12026
0.12067

12.9
12.9
12.9

13.4
13.4
13.4

13.7
13.7
13.7

14.5
14.5
14.6

15.1
15.1
15.1

16.3
16.3
16.3

17.7
17.8
17.8

18.7
18.7
18.8

20.5
20.6
20.7

21.4
21.5
21.6

23.3
23.4
23.5

9: 7
9: 8
9: 9
9:10
9:11
10: 0

115
116
117
118
119
120

-1.4838
-1.4850
-1.4859
-1.4864
-1.4866
-1.4864

16.3858
16.4298
16.4746
16.5200
16.5663
16.6133

0.12108
0.12148
0.12188
0.12228
0.12268
0.12307

13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.1
13.1

13.5
13.5
13.5
13.6
13.6
13.6

13.8
13.8
13.8
13.9
13.9
13.9

14.6
14.6
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.8

15.2
15.2
15.2
15.3
15.3
15.4

16.4
16.4
16.5
16.5
16.6
16.6

17.9
17.9
18.0
18.0
18.1
18.2

18.8
18.9
18.9
19.0
19.1
19.1

20.7
20.8
20.9
21.0
21.1
21.1

21.6
21.7
21.8
21.9
22.0
22.1

23.6
23.7
23.8
23.9
24.0
24.1

10: 1
10: 2
10: 3
10: 4
10: 5
10: 6

121
122
123
124
125
126

-1.4859
-1.4851
-1.4839
-1.4825
-1.4807
-1.4787

16.6612
16.7100
16.7595
16.8100
16.8614
16.9136

0.12346
0.12384
0.12422
0.12460
0.12497
0.12534

13.1
13.1
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.3

13.6
13.7
13.7
13.7
13.8
13.8

14.0
14.0
14.0
14.1
14.1
14.1

14.8
14.9
14.9
14.9
15.0
15.0

15.4
15.4
15.5
15.5
15.6
15.6

16.7
16.7
16.8
16.8
16.9
16.9

18.2
18.3
18.3
18.4
18.5
18.5

19.2
19.3
19.3
19.4
19.5
19.5

21.2
21.3
21.4
21.5
21.5
21.6

22.2
22.2
22.3
22.4
22.5
22.6

24.2
24.3
24.4
24.6
24.7
24.8

10: 7
10: 8
10: 9
10:10
10:11
11: 0

127
128
129
130
131
132

-1.4763
-1.4737
-1.4708
-1.4677
-1.4642
-1.4606

16.9667
17.0208
17.0757
17.1316
17.1883
17.2459

0.12571
0.12607
0.12643
0.12678
0.12713
0.12748

13.3
13.3
13.4
13.4
13.4
13.5

13.9
13.9
13.9
14.0
14.0
14.0

14.2
14.2
14.2
14.3
14.3
14.4

15.1
15.1
15.1
15.2
15.2
15.3

15.7
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.9
15.9

17.0
17.0
17.1
17.1
17.2
17.2

18.6
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.8
18.9

19.6
19.7
19.8
19.8
19.9
20.0

21.7
21.8
21.9
22.0
22.1
22.2

22.7
22.8
22.9
23.0
23.1
23.2

24.9
25.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4

11: 1
11: 2
11: 3

133
134
135

-1.4567
-1.4526
-1.4482

17.3044
17.3637
17.4238

0.12782
0.12816
0.12849

13.5
13.6
13.6

14.1
14.1
14.2

14.4
14.4
14.5

15.3
15.4
15.4

16.0
16.0
16.1

17.3
17.4
17.4

19.0
19.0
19.1

20.0
20.1
20.2

22.2
22.3
22.4

23.3
23.4
23.5

25.6
25.7
25.8

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)
15th
25th
50th
75th

Year: Month

Month

1st

3rd

5th

85th

95th

97th

99th

11: 4
11: 5
11: 6

136
137
138

-1.4436
-1.4389
-1.4339

17.4847
17.5464
17.6088

0.12882
0.12914
0.12946

13.6
13.7
13.7

14.2
14.2
14.3

14.5
14.6
14.6

15.5
15.5
15.6

16.1
16.2
16.2

17.5
17.5
17.6

19.2
19.3
19.3

20.3
20.4
20.4

22.5
22.6
22.7

23.6
23.7
23.8

25.9
26.0
26.1

11: 7
11: 8
11: 9
11:10
11:11
12: 0

139
140
141
142
143
144

-1.4288
-1.4235
-1.4180
-1.4123
-1.4065
-1.4006

17.6719
17.7357
17.8001
17.8651
17.9306
17.9966

0.12978
0.13009
0.13040
0.13070
0.13099
0.13129

13.7
13.8
13.8
13.9
13.9
14.0

14.3
14.4
14.4
14.5
14.5
14.6

14.7
14.7
14.8
14.8
14.9
14.9

15.6
15.7
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.9

16.3
16.3
16.4
16.4
16.5
16.6

17.7
17.7
17.8
17.9
17.9
18.0

19.4
19.5
19.6
19.6
19.7
19.8

20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
20.8
20.9

22.8
22.9
23.0
23.1
23.2
23.3

23.9
24.0
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.4

26.2
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7
26.8

12: 1
12: 2
12: 3
12: 4
12: 5
12: 6

145
146
147
148
149
150

-1.3945
-1.3883
-1.3819
-1.3755
-1.3689
-1.3621

18.0630
18.1297
18.1967
18.2639
18.3312
18.3986

0.13158
0.13186
0.13214
0.13241
0.13268
0.13295

14.0
14.0
14.1
14.1
14.2
14.2

14.6
14.7
14.7
14.7
14.8
14.8

15.0
15.0
15.0
15.1
15.1
15.2

15.9
16.0
16.1
16.1
16.2
16.2

16.6
16.7
16.7
16.8
16.8
16.9

18.1
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.3
18.4

19.9
19.9
20.0
20.1
20.2
20.2

21.0
21.1
21.2
21.3
21.3
21.4

23.4
23.5
23.6
23.7
23.8
23.9

24.5
24.6
24.7
24.8
24.9
25.0

26.9
27.0
27.2
27.3
27.4
27.5

12: 7
12: 8
12: 9
12:10
12:11
13: 0

151
152
153
154
155
156

-1.3553
-1.3483
-1.3413
-1.3341
-1.3269
-1.3195

18.4660
18.5333
18.6006
18.6677
18.7346
18.8012

0.13321
0.13347
0.13372
0.13397
0.13421
0.13445

14.3
14.3
14.3
14.4
14.4
14.5

14.9
14.9
15.0
15.0
15.1
15.1

15.2
15.3
15.3
15.4
15.4
15.5

16.3
16.3
16.4
16.4
16.5
16.5

17.0
17.0
17.1
17.1
17.2
17.3

18.5
18.5
18.6
18.7
18.7
18.8

20.3
20.4
20.5
20.6
20.6
20.7

21.5
21.6
21.7
21.8
21.8
21.9

23.9
24.0
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.4

25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.6

27.6
27.7
27.8
27.9
28.0
28.1

13: 1
13: 2
13: 3

157
158
159

-1.3121
-1.3046
-1.2970

18.8675
18.9335
18.9991

0.13469
0.13492
0.13514

14.5
14.6
14.6

15.2
15.2
15.3

15.5
15.6
15.6

16.6
16.7
16.7

17.3
17.4
17.4

18.9
18.9
19.0

20.8
20.9
20.9

22.0
22.1
22.2

24.5
24.6
24.7

25.7
25.8
25.9

28.2
28.4
28.5

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Year: Month

Month

1st

3rd

5th

Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)

15th
25th
50th
75th

13: 4
13: 5
13: 6

160
161
162

-1.2894
-1.2816
-1.2739

19.0642
19.1289
19.1931

0.13537
0.13559
0.13580

14.6
14.7
14.7

15.3
15.3
15.4

15.7
15.7
15.8

16.8
16.8
16.9

17.5
17.5
17.6

19.1
19.1
19.2

13: 7
13: 8
13: 9
13:10
13:11
14: 0

163
164
165
166
167
168

-1.2661
-1.2583
-1.2504
-1.2425
-1.2345
-1.2266

19.2567
19.3197
19.3820
19.4437
19.5045
19.5647

0.13601
0.13622
0.13642
0.13662
0.13681
0.13700

14.8
14.8
14.8
14.9
14.9
15.0

15.4
15.5
15.5
15.6
15.6
15.6

15.8
15.9
15.9
15.9
16.0
16.0

16.9
17.0
17.0
17.1
17.1
17.2

17.7
17.7
17.8
17.8
17.9
17.9

14: 1
14: 2
14: 3
14: 4
14: 5
14: 6

169
170
171
172
173
174

-1.2186
-1.2107
-1.2027
-1.1947
-1.1867
-1.1788

19.6240
19.6824
19.7400
19.7966
19.8523
19.9070

0.13719
0.13738
0.13756
0.13774
0.13791
0.13808

15.0
15.0
15.1
15.1
15.1
15.2

15.7
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.8
15.9

16.1
16.1
16.2
16.2
16.2
16.3

17.2
17.3
17.3
17.4
17.4
17.4

14: 7
14: 8
14: 9
14:10
14:11
15: 0

175
176
177
178
179
180

-1.1708
-1.1629
-1.1549
-1.1470
-1.1390
-1.1311

19.9607
20.0133
20.0648
20.1152
20.1644
20.2125

0.13825
0.13841
0.13858
0.13873
0.13889
0.13904

15.2
15.2
15.3
15.3
15.3
15.3

15.9
15.9
16.0
16.0
16.0
16.1

16.3
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.5
16.5

15: 1
15: 2
15: 3

181
182
183

-1.1232
-1.1153
-1.1074

20.2595
20.3053
20.3499

0.13920
0.13934
0.13949

15.4
15.4
15.4

16.1
16.1
16.2

16.5
16.6
16.6

85th

95th

97th

99th

21.0
21.1
21.2

22.3
22.3
22.4

24.8
24.9
25.0

26.0
26.1
26.1

28.6
28.7
28.8

19.3
19.3
19.4
19.4
19.5
19.6

21.2
21.3
21.4
21.4
21.5
21.6

22.5
22.6
22.6
22.7
22.8
22.9

25.1
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5

26.2
26.3
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7

28.9
28.9
29.0
29.1
29.2
29.3

18.0
18.0
18.1
18.1
18.2
18.2

19.6
19.7
19.7
19.8
19.9
19.9

21.6
21.7
21.8
21.8
21.9
22.0

22.9
23.0
23.1
23.2
23.2
23.3

25.6
25.6
25.7
25.8
25.9
25.9

26.8
26.8
26.9
27.0
27.1
27.1

29.4
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.7
29.8

17.5
17.5
17.6
17.6
17.6
17.7

18.3
18.3
18.4
18.4
18.4
18.5

20.0
20.0
20.1
20.1
20.2
20.2

22.0
22.1
22.2
22.2
22.3
22.3

23.4
23.4
23.5
23.5
23.6
23.7

26.0
26.1
26.1
26.2
26.3
26.3

27.2
27.3
27.4
27.4
27.5
27.6

29.9
30.0
30.0
30.1
30.2
30.2

17.7
17.8
17.8

18.5
18.6
18.6

20.3
20.3
20.4

22.4
22.4
22.5

23.7
23.8
23.8

26.4
26.5
26.5

27.6
27.7
27.7

30.3
30.4
30.4

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Year: Month

Month

1st

3rd

5th

Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)

15th
25th
50th
75th

15: 4
15: 5
15: 6

184
185
186

-1.0996
-1.0917
-1.0838

20.3934
20.4357
20.4769

0.13963
0.13977
0.13991

15.4
15.5
15.5

16.2
16.2
16.2

16.6
16.6
16.7

17.8
17.9
17.9

18.6
18.7
18.7

20.4
20.4
20.5

15: 7
15: 8
15: 9
15:10
15:11
16: 0

187
188
189
190
191
192

-1.0760
-1.0681
-1.0603
-1.0525
-1.0447
-1.0368

20.5170
20.5560
20.5938
20.6306
20.6663
20.7008

0.14005
0.14018
0.14031
0.14044
0.14057
0.14070

15.5
15.5
15.6
15.6
15.6
15.6

16.3
16.3
16.3
16.3
16.4
16.4

16.7
16.7
16.8
16.8
16.8
16.8

17.9
18.0
18.0
18.0
18.0
18.1

18.8
18.8
18.8
18.8
18.9
18.9

16: 1
16: 2
16: 3
16: 4
16: 5
16: 6

193
194
195
196
197
198

-1.0290
-1.0212
-1.0134
-1.0055
-0.9977
-0.9898

20.7344
20.7668
20.7982
20.8286
20.8580
20.8863

0.14082
0.14094
0.14106
0.14118
0.14130
0.14142

15.6
15.7
15.7
15.7
15.7
15.7

16.4
16.4
16.4
16.5
16.5
16.5

16.8
16.9
16.9
16.9
16.9
16.9

18.1
18.1
18.1
18.2
18.2
18.2

16: 7
16: 8
16: 9
16:10
16:11
17: 0

199
200
201
202
203
204

-0.9819
-0.9740
-0.9661
-0.9582
-0.9503
-0.9423

20.9137
20.9401
20.9656
20.9901
21.0138
21.0367

0.14153
0.14164
0.14176
0.14187
0.14198
0.14208

15.7
15.7
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.8

16.5
16.5
16.5
16.6
16.6
16.6

17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0

17: 1
17: 2
17: 3

205
206
207

-0.9344
-0.9264
-0.9184

21.0587
21.0801
21.1007

0.14219
0.14230
0.14240

15.8
15.8
15.8

16.6
16.6
16.6

17.0
17.1
17.1

85th

95th

97th

99th

22.5
22.6
22.6

23.9
23.9
24.0

26.6
26.6
26.7

27.8
27.9
27.9

30.5
30.5
30.6

20.5
20.6
20.6
20.6
20.7
20.7

22.7
22.7
22.8
22.8
22.8
22.9

24.0
24.1
24.1
24.2
24.2
24.2

26.7
26.8
26.8
26.9
26.9
27.0

28.0
28.0
28.1
28.1
28.2
28.2

30.6
30.7
30.7
30.8
30.8
30.9

18.9
19.0
19.0
19.0
19.0
19.1

20.7
20.8
20.8
20.8
20.9
20.9

22.9
23.0
23.0
23.0
23.1
23.1

24.3
24.3
24.4
24.4
24.4
24.5

27.0
27.1
27.1
27.1
27.2
27.2

28.2
28.3
28.3
28.4
28.4
28.4

30.9
31.0
31.0
31.0
31.1
31.1

18.2
18.3
18.3
18.3
18.3
18.3

19.1
19.1
19.1
19.2
19.2
19.2

20.9
20.9
21.0
21.0
21.0
21.0

23.1
23.1
23.2
23.2
23.2
23.3

24.5
24.5
24.6
24.6
24.6
24.7

27.2
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.4
27.4

28.5
28.5
28.5
28.6
28.6
28.6

31.1
31.2
31.2
31.2
31.2
31.3

18.3
18.4
18.4

19.2
19.2
19.2

21.1
21.1
21.1

23.3
23.3
23.3

24.7
24.7
24.7

27.4
27.4
27.5

28.6
28.7
28.7

31.3
31.3
31.3

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BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (percentiles)
Year: Month

Month

1st

3rd

5th

Percentiles (BMI in kg/m2)

15th
25th
50th
75th

17: 4
17: 5
17: 6

208
209
210

-0.9104
-0.9024
-0.8944

21.1206
21.1399
21.1586

0.14250
0.14261
0.14271

15.8
15.8
15.8

16.6
16.6
16.6

17.1
17.1
17.1

18.4
18.4
18.4

19.3
19.3
19.3

21.1
21.1
21.2

17: 7
17: 8
17: 9
17:10
17:11
18: 0

211
212
213
214
215
216

-0.8863
-0.8783
-0.8703
-0.8623
-0.8542
-0.8462

21.1768
21.1944
21.2116
21.2282
21.2444
21.2603

0.14281
0.14291
0.14301
0.14311
0.14320
0.14330

15.8
15.8
15.8
15.8
15.8
15.9

16.6
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7

17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1
17.1

18.4
18.4
18.5
18.5
18.5
18.5

19.3
19.3
19.3
19.3
19.4
19.4

18: 1
18: 2
18: 3
18: 4
18: 5
18: 6

217
218
219
220
221
222

-0.8382
-0.8301
-0.8221
-0.8140
-0.8060
-0.7980

21.2757
21.2908
21.3055
21.3200
21.3341
21.3480

0.14340
0.14349
0.14359
0.14368
0.14377
0.14386

15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9

16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7

17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2

18.5
18.5
18.5
18.5
18.5
18.5

18: 7
18: 8
18: 9
18:10
18:11
19: 0

223
224
225
226
227
228

-0.7899
-0.7819
-0.7738
-0.7658
-0.7577
-0.7496

21.3617
21.3752
21.3884
21.4014
21.4143
21.4269

0.14396
0.14405
0.14414
0.14423
0.14432
0.14441

15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9
15.9

16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7

17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2
17.2

18.6
18.6
18.6
18.6
18.6
18.6

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85th

95th

97th

99th

23.4
23.4
23.4

24.8
24.8
24.8

27.5
27.5
27.5

28.7
28.7
28.8

31.3
31.4
31.4

21.2
21.2
21.2
21.2
21.2
21.3

23.4
23.4
23.5
23.5
23.5
23.5

24.8
24.8
24.9
24.9
24.9
24.9

27.6
27.6
27.6
27.6
27.6
27.7

28.8
28.8
28.8
28.8
28.9
28.9

31.4
31.4
31.4
31.4
31.4
31.5

19.4
19.4
19.4
19.4
19.4
19.4

21.3
21.3
21.3
21.3
21.3
21.3

23.5
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6
23.6

24.9
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
25.0

27.7
27.7
27.7
27.7
27.7
27.7

28.9
28.9
28.9
28.9
28.9
29.0

31.5
31.5
31.5
31.5
31.5
31.5

19.5
19.5
19.5
19.5
19.5
19.5

21.4
21.4
21.4
21.4
21.4
21.4

23.6
23.6
23.7
23.7
23.7
23.7

25.0
25.1
25.1
25.1
25.1
25.1

27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8

29.0
29.0
29.0
29.0
29.0
29.0

31.5
31.5
31.5
31.5
31.5
31.6