BMI Calculator
BMI for a 88 pound, 5′9″ 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 9 inch man or woman, by weight in pounds:
Weight | BMI |
---|---|
88 lbs | 12.99 |
93 lbs | 13.73 |
98 lbs | 14.47 |
103 lbs | 15.21 |
108 lbs | 15.95 |
113 lbs | 16.69 |
118 lbs | 17.42 |
123 lbs | 18.16 |
128 lbs | 18.90 |
133 lbs | 19.64 |
138 lbs | 20.38 |
143 lbs | 21.12 |
148 lbs | 21.85 |
153 lbs | 22.59 |
158 lbs | 23.33 |
163 lbs | 24.07 |
168 lbs | 24.81 |
173 lbs | 25.54 |
178 lbs | 26.28 |
183 lbs | 27.02 |
188 lbs | 27.76 |
193 lbs | 28.50 |
198 lbs | 29.24 |
203 lbs | 29.97 |
208 lbs | 30.71 |
213 lbs | 31.45 |
218 lbs | 32.19 |
223 lbs | 32.93 |
228 lbs | 33.67 |
233 lbs | 34.40 |
238 lbs | 35.14 |
243 lbs | 35.88 |
248 lbs | 36.62 |
253 lbs | 37.36 |
258 lbs | 38.10 |
263 lbs | 38.83 |
268 lbs | 39.57 |
273 lbs | 40.31 |
278 lbs | 41.05 |
283 lbs | 41.79 |
288 lbs | 42.53 |
293 lbs | 43.26 |
298 lbs | 44.00 |
303 lbs | 44.74 |
308 lbs | 45.48 |
313 lbs | 46.22 |
318 lbs | 46.96 |
323 lbs | 47.69 |
328 lbs | 48.43 |
333 lbs | 49.17 |
338 lbs | 49.91 |
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 |