BMI Calculator
BMI for a 99 pound, 5′5″ man or woman
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used to estimate if a person is overweight or underweight.
It is calculated the same way for men and women.
These are the generally accepted classifications:
- Underweight: less than 18.5
- Normal weight: 18.5-25
- Overweight: 25-30
- Obese: BMI of 30 or greater
What's the Body Mass Index? How much?
BMI chart for a 5 foot 5 inch man or woman, by weight in pounds:
Weight | BMI |
---|---|
78 lbs | 12.98 |
83 lbs | 13.81 |
88 lbs | 14.64 |
93 lbs | 15.47 |
98 lbs | 16.31 |
103 lbs | 17.14 |
108 lbs | 17.97 |
113 lbs | 18.80 |
118 lbs | 19.63 |
123 lbs | 20.47 |
128 lbs | 21.30 |
133 lbs | 22.13 |
138 lbs | 22.96 |
143 lbs | 23.79 |
148 lbs | 24.63 |
153 lbs | 25.46 |
158 lbs | 26.29 |
163 lbs | 27.12 |
168 lbs | 27.95 |
173 lbs | 28.79 |
178 lbs | 29.62 |
183 lbs | 30.45 |
188 lbs | 31.28 |
193 lbs | 32.11 |
198 lbs | 32.95 |
203 lbs | 33.78 |
208 lbs | 34.61 |
213 lbs | 35.44 |
218 lbs | 36.27 |
223 lbs | 37.11 |
228 lbs | 37.94 |
233 lbs | 38.77 |
238 lbs | 39.60 |
243 lbs | 40.43 |
248 lbs | 41.26 |
253 lbs | 42.10 |
258 lbs | 42.93 |
263 lbs | 43.76 |
268 lbs | 44.59 |
273 lbs | 45.42 |
278 lbs | 46.26 |
283 lbs | 47.09 |
288 lbs | 47.92 |
293 lbs | 48.75 |
298 lbs | 49.58 |
Mean BMI for Selected Countries
Both sexes, ages 18+. Source: World Health Organization, 2016.
Country | BMI |
---|---|
Nauru | 32.5 |
Egypt | 29.4 |
United States | 29.1 |
Mexico | 27.9 |
United Kingdom | 27.5 |
Germany | 27.4 |
Australia | 27.4 |
Canada | 27.3 |
South Africa | 27.0 |
Russia | 26.7 |
Spain | 26.6 |
Brazil | 26.6 |
Italy | 26.3 |
Netherlands | 26.1 |
France | 25.6 |
China | 24.0 |
Japan | 22.8 |
India | 21.8 |