The charts show the height and weight (or length, for babies) for children of both sexes in the 50th percentile, which is the average. Anything higher means your child is larger than average.

The tallest average male height is found in the Netherlands, with an average of 72.4 inches, or slightly over 6 feet tall. Southeast Asian countries and Guatemala are among the shortest, averaging ...

To tell whether a young adolescent has a healthy weight, it can help to know the average for their age and sex. The averages for 12-year-olds are 89 pounds, for males, and 92 pounds, for females.

The first “national” growth charts were produced in 1977 and pulled height, weight and head circumference measurements from large cross-country health surveys. These data points provide the ...

If you’re looking for straight answers, here they are: The average weight for women in the U.S. is 170.8 pounds, and the average height is 5 feet, 3 inches tall. These are mathematical ...