The standards that WHO has developed provide a single international standard that represents the best description of the growth from birth to five years of healthy children who receive recommended feeding and health care. The growth standards include tables and charts, which show expected weight-for-age, height/length-for-age, weight-for-height/length and MUAC-for-age.

You will need to use these WHO growth standards to calculate weight-for-height/length SD scores in order to determine if children have acute malnutrition. Open the thumbnails below and think about how you can use them. If you would like to learn more about the WHO standards, visit the WHO website.

Girls 0-2 Years Weight-for-Length Percentiles	Girls 0-2 Years Weight-for-Length Standard Deviation	Girls 2-5 Years Weight-for-Height Percentiles	Girls 2-5 Years Weight-for-Height Standard Deviation
Boys 0-2 Years Weight-for-Length Percentiles	Boys 0-2 Years Weight-for-Length Standard Deviation	Boys 2-5 Years Weight-for-Height Percentiles	Boys 2-5 Years Weight-for-Height Standard Deviation