BMI Chart - Quickly Calculate Your Body Mass Index

BMI Chart to Determine
Your Body Mass Index

The bmi chart below allows you to determine your body mass index and, in theory, your risk from obesity associated diseases.

Body mass index uses your height and weight to determine whether you are considered overweight, normal, underweight or even obese. Yet, despite being used by many physicians and nutritionists, body mass index has its limitations. A bmi chart cannot determine with any degree of accuracy how much of your weight consists of fat and how much consists of lean mass such as bone and muscle.

So if you're an athlete or if you lift weights, there's a good chance a bmi table will put you in the overweight category even though you may have very little body fat. Similarly, you may have lost considerable muscle due to an injury and inactivity rest. A bmi chart may place you in the normal weight category but you could potentially still have an unhealthy amount of body fat.

So bear these things in mind when you take your score below!

BMI Chart (Height in feet/inches, Weight in lbs)

INSTRUCTIONS

Starting with the left hand colum, find your height and then move across to the right to find your weight.

Move up to the top row to get your BMI score

BMI (kg/m²)	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	35	40
Height (in.)	Weight (lb.)
58" (4ft 10)	91	96	100	105	110	115	119	124	129	134	138	143	167	191
59" (4ft 11)	94	99	104	109	114	119	124	128	133	138	143	148	173	198
60" (5ft 0)	97	102	107	112	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	179	204
61" (5ft 1)	100	106	111	116	122	127	132	137	143	148	153	158	185	211
62" (5ft 2)	104	109	115	120	126	131	136	142	147	153	158	164	191	218
63" (5ft 3)	107	113	118	124	130	135	141	146	152	158	163	169	197	225
64" (5ft 4)	110	116	122	128	134	140	145	151	157	163	169	174	204	232
65" (5ft 5)	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	210	240
66" (5ft 6)	118	124	130	136	142	148	155	161	167	173	179	186	216	247
67" (5ft 7)	121	127	134	140	146	153	159	166	172	178	185	191	223	255
68" (5ft 8)	125	131	138	144	151	158	164	171	177	184	190	197	230	262
69" (5ft 9)	128	135	142	149	155	162	169	176	182	189	196	203	236	270
70" (5ft 10)	132	139	146	153	160	167	174	181	188	195	202	207	243	278
71" (5ft 11)	136	143	150	157	165	172	179	186	193	200	208	215	250	286
72" (6ft 0)	140	147	154	162	169	177	184	191	199	206	213	221	258	294
73" (6ft 1)	144	151	159	166	174	182	189	197	204	212	219	227	265	302
74" (6ft 2)	148	155	163	171	179	186	194	202	210	218	225	233	272	311
75" (6ft 3)	152	160	168	176	184	192	200	208	216	224	232	240	279	319
76" (6ft 4)	156	164	172	180	189	197	205	213	221	230	238	246	287	328

What Your BMI Score Means

Now that you've obtained a score from the bmi chart what does it mean? Take a look at the body mass index table below to find out...

Risk of Associated Disease According to BMI and Waist Size
BMI		Waist less than or equal to 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)	Waist greater than 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)
18.5 or less	Underweight	--	N/A
18.5 - 24.9	Normal	--	N/A
25.0 - 29.9	Overweight	Increased	High
30.0 - 34.9	Obese	High	Very High
35.0 - 39.9	Obese	Very High	Very High
40 or greater	Extremely Obese	Extremely High	Extremely High

Notice that there are two extra columns for waist measurement? A physician may use this in conjunction with your body mass index to assess your risk category more accurately.

Remember that a body mass index has its limitations and is most useful for researchers looking at population trends as a whole. For more accurate ways on determining you body fat percentage, have a look at some of the other articles on this section of the site.

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