Comparison of National Center for Health Statistics and World Health Organization growth charts for children

Year published	NCHS/CDC	WHO
Year published	2000	2006
Population(s) from which curves were derived	General United States population (data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey between the 1970s and 1990s); includes infants and children from a variety of socioeconomic and ethnic groups	Multicentre Growth Reference study (Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman, United States); population chosen to reflect growth under ideal conditions
Age groups	0 to 36 months (cross-sectional data; includes both breastfed and formula-fed infants) 2 to 20 years (cross-sectional data)	0 to 2 years (longitudinal data); infants were exclusively/predominantly breastfed for 4 to 6 months and continued to breastfeed until at least 12 months 2 to 5 years (cross-sectional data)
Estimated prevalence of overweight in United States children*^¶
0 to 23 months	9.6%	7.5%
24 to 59 months	9.6%	8.5%
Estimated prevalence of underweight in United States children*^Δ
Weight-for-age
0 to 23 months	6.8%	2%
24 to 59 months	3.8%	0.8%
Weight-for-height
0 to 23 months	4%	0.8%
24 to 59 months	3%	0.5%
Estimated prevalence of shortness in United States children*^◊
0 to 23 months	4.9%	5.2%
24 to 59 months	2.9%	3.1%

NCHS: National Center for Health Statistics; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO: World Health Organization; BMI: body mass index.
* Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999 to 2004).
¶ On the NCHS curves, overweight is defined by weight-for-height >95^th percentile for children 0 to 23 months and BMI >95^th percentile for children 24 to 59 months. On the WHO curves, overweight is defined by weight-for-height >97.7^th percentile for children 0 to 23 months and BMI >97.7^th percentile for children 24 to 59 months.
Δ On the NCHS curves, underweight is defined by weight-for-age or weight-for-height <5^th percentile. On the WHO curves, underweight is defined by weight-for-age or weight-for-height <2.3^rd percentile.
◊ On the NCHS curve, shortness is defined by height-for-age <5^th percentile. On the WHO curve, shortness is defined by height-for-age <2.3^rd percentile.

Data for prevalence estimates from: Mei Z, Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Grummer-Strawn LM. Comparison of the prevalence of shortness, underweight, and overweight among US children aged 0 to 59 months by using the CDC 2000 and the WHO 2006 growth charts. J Pediatr 2008; 153:622.

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Comparison of National Center for Health Statistics and World Health Organization growth charts for children