Percentiles and mean in days and months for six gross motor milestones Sitting without support Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
115 125 131 140 158 179 204 229 245 256 279
Mean (SD)
182 (35)
(112, 118) (123, 128) (128, 134) (138, 143) (155, 160) (177, 181) (201, 207) (225, 233) (240, 250) (251, 262) (272, 286)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.6 5.2 5.9 6.7 7.5 8.0 8.4 9.2
(3.7, 3.9) (4.0, 4.2) (4.2, 4.4) (4.5, 4.7) (5.1, 5.3) (5.8, 6.0) (6.6, 6.8) (7.4, 7.6) (7.9, 8.2) (8.2, 8.6) (8.9, 9.4)
6.0 (1.1)
Standing with assistance Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
147 160 167 178 200 226 256 287 307 320 348
Mean (SD)
230 (43)
(144, 151) (156, 163) (164, 170) (175, 182) (197, 203) (223, 229) (253, 260) (282, 292) (301, 313) (314, 327) (339, 356)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 4.8 (4.7, 5.0) 5.2 (5.1, 5.4) 5.5 (5.4, 5.6) 5.9 (5.8, 6.0) 6.6 (6.5, 6.7) 7.4 (7.3, 7.5) 8.4 (8.3, 8.5) 9.4 (9.3, 9.6) 10.1 (9.9, 10.3) 10.5 (10.3, 10.7) 11.4 (11.1, 11.7) 7.6 (1.4)
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Percentiles and mean in days and months for six gross motor milestones Hands-and-knees crawling Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
157 177 187 202 226 254 284 319 345 364 409
Mean (SD)
259 (51)
(152, 162) (172, 181) (183, 191) (198, 206) (223, 229) (250, 257) (280, 289) (313, 325) (337, 352) (355, 373) (397, 422)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.4 8.3 9.3 10.5 11.3 12.0 13.5
(5.0, 5.3) (5.7, 5.9) (6.0, 6.3) (6.5, 6.8) (7.3, 7.5) (8.2, 8.4) (9.2, 9.5) (10.3, 10.7) (11.1, 11.6) (11.7, 12.3) (13.0, 13.9)
8.5 (1.7)
Walking with assistance Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
181 200 210 225 249 275 304 336 360 378 418
Mean (SD)
279 (45)
(176, 186) (196, 205) (206, 214) (222, 229) (246, 252) (272, 278) (300, 308) (331, 341) (353, 367) (370, 386) (407, 429)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 5.9 6.6 6.9 7.4 8.2 9.0 10.0 11.0 11.8 12.4 13.7
(5.8, 6.1) (6.4, 6.7) (6.8, 7.0) (7.3, 7.5) (8.1, 8.3) (8.9, 9.1) (9.9, 10.1) (10.9, 11.2) (11.6, 12.0) (12.1, 12.7) (13.4, 14.1)
9.2 (1.5)
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Percentiles and mean in days and months for six gross motor milestones Standing alone Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
211 235 248 266 296 330 367 408 438 461 514
Mean (SD)
334 (57)
(205, 217) (230, 241) (243, 253) (262, 271) (292, 300) (326, 333) (362, 371) (401, 415) (429, 447) (451, 472) (500, 529)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 6.9 7.7 8.1 8.8 9.7 10.8 12.0 13.4 14.4 15.2 16.9
(6.7, 7.1) (7.6, 7.9) (8.0, 8.3) (8.6, 8.9) (9.6, 9.9) (10.7, 11.0) (11.9, 12.2) (13.2, 13.6) (14.1, 14.7) (14.8, 15.5) (16.4, 17.4)
11.0 (1.9)
Walking alone Percentile
Days (95% C.I.)
1st 3rd 5th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 95th 97th 99th
250 274 286 304 333 365 400 438 466 487 534
Mean (SD)
368 (54)
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(244, 256) (269, 279) (281, 291) (300, 309) (330, 337) (362, 369) (395, 404) (432, 444) (458, 474) (478, 497) (521, 547)
Months1 (95% C.I.) 8.2 9.0 9.4 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.1 14.4 15.3 16.0 17.6
(8.0, 8.4) (8.8, 9.2) (9.2, 9.6) (9.9, 10.1) (10.8, 11.1) (11.9, 12.1) (13.0, 13.3) (14.2, 14.6) (15.0, 15.6) (15.7, 16.3) (17.1, 18.0)
12.1 (1.8)
The calculation in months involves the division of the estimate in days by 30.4375.
Reference: WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group. WHO Motor Development Study: Windows of achievement for six gross motor development milestones. Acta Paediatrica Supplement 2006;450:86-95. 3 of 3