Child Growth Tracker
Measure height and weight changes over several months.
About Child Growth Tracker
Height change is divided to a monthly rate and projected yearly, while weight gain is reported directly as a total. Spotting a drop in growth velocity early lets parents and doctors address nutrition or health concerns sooner.
Formula
Child Growth Tracker
Growth per month = change / months; yearly = monthly x 12
- monthly growth
- Average height gain across the measured interval
Worked example
With the default values below, Child Growth Tracker returns Height per Month of 0.67. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Months elapsedminimum 1
- 6
- Height beforeminimum 0 cm
- 118 cm
- Height nowminimum 0 cm
- 122 cm
- Weight beforeminimum 0 kg
- 21 kg
- Weight nowminimum 0 kg
- 23.5 kg
Results
- Height per Month
- 0.67 cm
- Height per Year
- 8.00 cm
- Weight Gained
- 2.50 kg
- Trend
- On a typical growth trajectory
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Child Growth Tracker
- 3Height per Month= 0.67 cm
- 4Height per Year= 8.00 cm
- 5Weight Gained= 2.50 kg
- 6Trend= On a typical growth trajectory
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 5 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Child Growth Tracker calculated?
Growth per month = change / months; yearly = monthly x 12 Height change is divided to a monthly rate and projected yearly, while weight gain is reported directly as a total.
Why does Child Growth Tracker matter?
Spotting a drop in growth velocity early lets parents and doctors address nutrition or health concerns sooner.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 5 inputs: Months elapsed, Height before, Height now, Weight before, Weight now. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.