The 2000 CDC growth charts represent the revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts.
With more recent and comprehensive national data now available, along with improved statistical procedures, the 1977 growth charts were revised and updated to make them a more valuable clinical tool for health professionals. When the 1977 NCHS growth charts were first developed, NCHS recommended that they be revised periodically as necessary. The 1977 charts were also adopted by the World Health Organization for international use. The 1977 growth charts were developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as a clinical tool for health professionals to determine if the growth of a child is adequate. Pediatric growth charts have been used by pediatricians, nurses, and parents to track the growth of infants, children, and adolescents in the United States since 1977.
The growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in U.S.
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