Head Circumference and Percentile

values for Indian Children

Age
(mo)
Birth
3
6
9
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
66
72

Boys
50th

97

33.2
38
40.8
42.4
43.3
44.6
45.5
46.2
46.6
46.9
47
47.2
47.4
47.6
48.1

34.8
39.8
42.8
44.4
45.3
46.6
47.6
48.4
49
49.4
49.7
50
50.3
50.7
51.2

36.7
41.9
44.9
46.5
47.4
48.7
49.7
50.5
51.1
51.6
52.1
52.6
53.1
53.8
54.6

rd

th

Girls
50th

97th

33
37.6
40.3
41.8
42.7
43.8
44.6
45.2
45.6
45.8
46
46.2
46.5
47
47.8

34.6
39.5
42.4
44.1
45
46.2
47.2
47.8
48.2
48.5
48.7
49.1
49.5
50.2
51.2

36.5
41.1
44
45.6
46.5
48
49.1
50
50.8
51.4
51.9
52.5
53
53.7
54.6

rd

Ref. Data from Agrawal DK Agrawal KN Indian Pediatrics 1994, 31, 377-413. IAP Textbook
of Pediatrics 3rd Ed.
Compiled by Dr. Kishore Chandki, Indore, INDIA 2011