Pediatric Growth Charts: Fenton, WHO and CDC
Pediatric and neonatal growth tools including Fenton 2025, WHO and CDC percentiles, BMI and head circumference, with population and age range.
Before comparing
Growth references depend on gestational or chronological age, sex, anthropometric measure and reference population. Select the appropriate standard before interpreting a percentile.
Included tools
- Fenton 2025 Preterm Growth — Third-generation Fenton charts for weight, length, and head circumference with external access to percentiles and Z-scores.
- WHO Growth Percentiles — Entry point to the central WHO Growth module for available WHO indicators.
- WHO Growth — Available unified module for applicable WHO indicators from one common anthropometric input.
- CDC Growth Percentiles — CDC weight-for-age, stature-for-age, and BMI-for-age percentiles and z-scores, with CDC Extended BMI for high BMI.
- BMI Percentile — WHO Growth preset for BMI-for-age with descriptive output.
- Head Circumference Percentile — WHO Growth preset for WHO 0-5 head circumference-for-age with descriptive output.
Evidence and context
The comparison is intended to clarify differences in population, purpose, variant and availability. It does not imply equivalence between scores or recommend one tool over another.