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Health Tools: Body Mass Calculator

Use the BMI Calculator or BMI Chart to figure your BMI and then refer to the Classification Chart at the bottom of the page to see ranges for a healthy BMI.

Body Mass Index Calculator

Note: Put a 0 in the inches box if necessary.
Results will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty.

Your Height: feet    inches
Your Weight: pounds



Your Result:
BMI Chart
To use the table below, find the appropriate height in the left-hand column. Move across to a given weight. The number at the top of the column is the BMI for that height and weight. Pounds have been rounded off.

BMI 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 35 40
Height Weight (lb.)
4'10" 91 96 100 105 110 115 119 124 129 134 138 143 167 191
4'11" 94 99 104 109 114 119 124 128 133 138 143 148 173 198
5'0" 97 102 107 112 118 123 128 133 138 143 148 153 179 204
5'1" 100 106 111 116 122 127 132 137 143 148 153 158 185 211
5'2" 104 109 115 120 126 131 136 142 147 153 158 164 191 218
5'3" 107 113 118 124 130 135 141 146 152 158 163 169 197 225
5'4" 110 116 122 128 134 140 145 151 157 163 169 174 204 232
5'5" 114 120 126 132 138 144 150 156 162 168 174 180 210 240
5'6" 118 124 130 136 142 148 155 161 167 173 179 186 216 247
5'7" 121 127 134 140 146 153 159 166 172 178 185 191 223 255
5'8" 125 131 138 144 151 158 164 171 177 184 190 197 230 262
5'9" 128 135 142 149 155 162 169 176 182 189 196 203 236 270
5'10" 132 139 146 153 160 167 174 181 188 195 202 207 243 278
5'11" 136 143 150 157 165 172 179 186 193 200 208 215 250 286
6'0" 140 147 154 162 169 177 184 191 199 206 213 221 258 294
6'1" 144 151 159 166 174 182 189 197 204 212 219 227 265 302
6'2" 148 155 163 171 179 186 194 202 210 218 225 233 272 311
6'3" 152 160 168 176 184 192 200 208 216 224 232 240 279 319
6'4" 156 164 172 180 189 197 205 213 221 230 238 246 287 328


Both Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) can be useful measures in determining obesity and increased health risk. According to the National Institutes of Health, a high WC is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular disease when BMI is between 25 and 34.9. A BMI greater than 25 is considered overweight and a BMI greater than 30 is considered obese. WC can be useful for those people categorized as normal or overweight in terms of BMI. (For example, a body builder may have a BMI greater than 25 - making him overweight on the BMI scale - but a WC measurement would show that he is not overweight).

To determine your Waist Circumference, do a waist measurement right at the upper hip bone. The following chart should be helpful in determining the possible risks associated with your BMI and WC.

Classification of Overweight and Obesity
by BMI, Waist Circumference, and Associated Disease Risks
     
Disease Risk* Relative to Normal Weight and Waist Circumference

BMI
(kg/m2)
Obesity
Class
Men 102 cm (40 in) or less
Women 88 cm (35 in) or less
Men > 102 cm (40 in)
Women > 88 cm (35 in)
Underweight
< 18.5
-
-
Normal
18.5 - 24.9
-
-
Overweight
25.0 - 29.9
Increased
High
Obesity
30.0 - 34.9
I
High
Very High

35.0 - 39.9
II
Very High
Very High
Extreme Obesity
40.0 +
III
Extremely High
Extremely High

* Disease risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and CVD.
+ Increased waist circumference can also be a marker for increased risk even in persons of normal weight.





SOURCE: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

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