Classify length/height-for-age (stunting), birth to 19 years
GET /length-height-for-age/classify · API key required
WHO Child Growth Standards length/height-for-age as a z-score. Length (lying) is used under 24 months, height (standing) from 24 months; if measured the other way, 0.7 cm is added or subtracted and reported in position_adjustment. Strict cut-offs: severely stunted below -3SD, stunted below -2SD, normal -2SD to +2SD, tall above +2SD, very tall above +3SD. implausible is true when |z| > 6. Screening aid only, not a diagnosis.
Parameters
sex(query, required) - girls or boys (girl, boy, female, male, f, m also accepted)age_months(query, required) - Whole completed monthslength_cm(query) - Length or height in CENTIMETRES (height_cm is an alias)height_cm(query)length_mm(query) - Millimetres (height_mm is an alias); used if no cm value is givenmeasured(query) - How the child was measured; default lying under 24 months, standing from 24
Responses
200- Classification400404429