Healthy body weight

For children and youth, the definition varies by age:

• Children 0 to <2 years – weight-for-length at or above the 3rd percentile and at or below the 97th percentile.²⁴
• Children 2 to <5 years – body mass index (BMI) at or above the 3rd percentile and at or below the 97th percentile.²⁴
• Children and youth 5–19 years – BMI at or above the 3rd percentile and at or below the 85th percentile.²⁴