For example, 7 lbs. 13 oz. may be considered a normal weight for a Canadian infant, but big for a South Asian baby girl, whose mean weight is 7 lbs. 5 oz.

The charts are based on a study of 760,000 live births in Ontario, home to 55 per cent of Canada’s immigrants.

For example, under existing charts a healthy one-year-old weighs between 22.5lb and 28.5lb. But the new chart says the ideal range is from 21lb and 26lb.

The average newborn weight is typically between 7 to 7.5 pounds (3.2 to 3.4 kg), though healthy full-term newborns often fall within a range of 5 pounds 11 ounces to 8 pounds 6 ounces (2.6 to 3.8 kg).

In many Western nations, an increasing proportion of births are to immigrant women, many from world regions where low birth weight and infant death are more frequent. 1 – 3 The birth-weight ...

Height And Weight Chart For Girls (0 to 5 Years) (IAP And WHO Combined) Age (years): 0 to 1, Height (centimeter): 46 to 79, Weight (kilograms): 2.3 to 11.5 Age (years): 1 to 2, Height (centimeter ...