Length and Percentile values for Indian affluent children

Age
(mo)
Birth
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
66
72
6.5 yrs
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
12.5
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
16.5

Boys
50th

97

47.6
56.3
62.5
66.8
70.1
75.6
80.1
84
87.3
90.2
92.8
95.3
97.9
100.7
103.9
106.1
108.5
110.8
113.3
115.6
118
120.3
122.7
125.1
127.5
129.9
132.4
134.9
137.4
140
142.6
145.2
148
150.8
153.6
156.6

50.4
59.4
65.9
70.6
74.3
80.7
86
90.5
94.4
97.7
100.8
103.7
106.2
110
113.6
117.3
119.7
121.6
123.6
125.7
128.2
130.8
133.6
136.6
139.6
142.7
145.8
148.9
152
154.9
157.6
160.2
162.5
164.6
166.3
167.7

53.2
63.8
70.8
75.4
78.8
84.9
90.5
95.9
100.8
105.2
109.3
113.1
116.4
119.5
122.2
128.4
130.8
133.2
135.8
138.5
141.4
144.5
147.7
151
154.3
157.5
160.8
163.9
166.9
169.7
172.3
174.7
176.8
178.5
179.8
180.7

rd

th

Girls
50th

97th

47.5
55.8
61.6
65.6
68.6
73.8
78.2
82
85.3
88.3
91.2
94.1
97.2
100.6
104.5
104.5
107.1
109.7
112.3
115
117.8
120.6
123.4
126.1
128.8
131.4
133.9
136.3
138.5
140.6
142.4
144.1
145.5
146.6
147.5
148

50.3
59.1
65.5
70
73.5
79.8
85
89.9
93.3
96.7
99.8
102.9
106
109.3
113.1
114.5
117.4
120.3
123.2
126.2
129.2
132.3
135.2
138.1
140.9
143.5
146
148.3
150.4
152.2
153.8
155.1
156
156.6
156.8
156.5

53.1
62.9
69.7
74.5
78
84.4
90.2
95.3
99.9
104
107.6
110.9
113.8
116.4
118.7
126
129.3
132.8
136.4
139.8
143.1
146.2
149
151.7
154.2
156.5
158.5
160.4
162.1
163.5
164.7
165.8
166.5
167.1
167.4
167.6

rd

17
17.5
18

159.6
162.7
161

168.7
169.3
169.8

181.2
181.1
181.6

148.3

157

168

Ref. Data from physical & sexual growth of Indian affluent children, Agrawal D. K. et al.
Indian Pediatrics 1992, 29, 1203-1284. IAP Textbook of Pediatrics 3rd Ed.
Compiled by Dr. Kishore Chandki, Indore, INDIA 2011