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November 23

Child's height to adult's height

How many inches/centimeters do children grow into adults from age 1 to 20? 86.131.107.123 (talk) 20:16, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

That's going to depend on the child. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:37, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Ever to hand with the helpful advice Bugs. Alansplodge (talk) 12:39, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Let's let the OP be the judge of that. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:03, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

There are relevant growth curve charts, and text, in our article Human height. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.217.209.178 (talk) 21:47, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

For basic details: The pattern of human growth in height from birth to adulthood

Or a more technical level: Clinical longitudinal standards for height, weight, height velocity, weight velocity, and stages of puberty

Alansplodge (talk) 12:38, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

2 inches (5 cm) a year? Normal Growth Rates for Young Children (www.verywellfamily.com) 86.131.107.123 (talk) 21:05, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

That is the statistical word "normal." It is the norm of all of the data they used to get the growth chart. Half the children will grow faster. Half the children will grow slower. 135.84.167.41 (talk) 15:53, 25 November 2019 (UTC)