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BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen
English Version

 
This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile on a CDC BMI-for-age growth chart. Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old. For adults, 20 years old and older, use the Adult BMI Calculator.
 
Measuring Height and Weight Accurately At Home

 
 BMI Calculator for Child and Teen  English | Metric  
  Birth Date:
 
  Date of Measurement:
 
  Sex:
 
  Height, to nearest 1/8 inch:
  feet,  inches,  fractions of an inch  
(12 inches = 1 foot; Example: 4 feet, 5 1/2 inches)
 
Weight, to nearest 1/4 (.25) pound:
  pounds,  fractions of a pound
(8 ounces =  1/2 pounds; Example: 75 3/4 pounds)

 








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