Abstract: This paper analysed the statas of growth in 2000, and the secular change of growth in the past 15 years (1985—2000)in Chinese children aged 7—18 in eleven coastal provinces including Li-aoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan. The result shows that stature, body weight, chest measurement, body mass index (BMI) and secular change of growth of children in Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang were higher than the averages of those items in China, and those in Hainan,Guangdong, Guangxi were lower.In general, the levels of growth in coastal provinces were higher than the average in China. Moreover, the differences in the regionaldistribution were quite significant: the children' s growth in 2000 and secular change of growth in eastern coastal provinces were higher than those in southern ones.

Key words: Growth and development; District distribution; Children