This chart shows BMI-for-age growth curves for girls ages 5 to 19 based on World Health Organization standards from 2007. The y-axis displays BMI in kg/m^2 and the x-axis shows age in months and years. Colored lines on the chart indicate z-scores ranging from -3 to +3 standard deviations from the mean BMI.

1. BMI-for-age GIRLS
5 to 19 years (z-scores)
36 3 36
34 34
32 32
30 30
2
28 28
BMI (kg/m²)
26 26
1
24 24
22 22
0
20 20
-1
18 18
16
-2 16
-3
14 14
12 12
Months 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9 3 6 9
Years 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Age (completed months and years)
2007 WHO Reference