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)

(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.
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