How the Kids Grow
Age Height Height
Inches centmtrs Inches centmtrs
BOYS GIRLS
0 20.7 51.0 19.8 50.5
1 29.7 75.5 29.1 74.0
2 34.0 86.5 33.8 86.0
3 37.4 95.0 37.2 94.5
4 40.1 102.0 39.9 101.5
5 43.1 109.5 42.9 109.0
6 45.6 116.0 45.2 115.0
7 47.8 121.5 47.6 121.0
8 50.1 127.5 50.0 127.0
9 52.3 133.0 52.1 132.5
10 54.3 138.0 52.3 133.0
11 56.2 143.0 56.6 144.0
12 58.2 148.0 58.8 149.5
13 60.6 154.0 61.0 155.0
14 63.7 162.0 62.7 159.5
15 66.3 168.5 63.7 162.0
16 68.1 173.0 64.3 163.5
17 69.2 175.0 64.3 163.5
These figures are median (averages), that is, 50% of children will be taller and 50% will be smaller than these figures. (Here's a laugh. How about the 50% that are of the average height. lol.) I think the author of this means that around a third will hit these figures with the rest being either taller or shorter.

ONE IN THREE GIRLS ARE OVERWEIGHT BY AGE 11
Lack of exercise is blamed
HOW CHILDREN GET FATTER
 
GIRLS :
AGE 7 8 9 10 11
Percentage Overweight – 14 15 22 23 32
Percentage Obese – 5 6 10 14 13
 
BOYS :
AGE 7 8 9 10 11
Percentage Overweight – 19 13 22 25 27
Percentage Obese – 3 5 10 14 20
Overweight is 10 per cent over recommended weight.
Obese is 20 per cent over recommended weight.
 
Dr Mary Rudolf from Leeds Community Health Trust, who led the research said: "It is not just a case of bad diet, it is more due to lack of activity among schoolchildren.
    "They simply don't get enough exercise and spend too much time watching TV and videos and playing computer games."

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