Find Your Body Mass Index (BMI) - Obesity

Obesity

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Find Your Body Mass Index (BMI)

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) "overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height... For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the 'body mass index' (BMI). BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat."

The average BMI in the United States is 27.8 for males and 28.1 for females. To find your BMI, use the chart below to locate your height first then scan across until you find your weight in one of the 16 BMI columns.

	Healthy Weight						Overweight					Obese
BMI	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Height	Body Weight in Pounds
4'10	91	96	100	105	110	115	119	124	129	134	138	143	148	153	158	162
4'11	94	99	104	109	114	119	124	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168
5'	97	102	107	112	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	158	163	168	174
5'1	100	106	111	116	122	127	132	137	143	148	153	158	164	169	174	180
5'2	104	109	115	120	126	131	136	142	147	153	158	164	169	175	180	186
5'3	107	113	118	124	130	135	141	146	152	158	163	169	175	180	186	191
5'4	110	116	122	128	134	140	145	151	157	163	169	174	180	186	192	197
5'5	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	186	192	198	204
5'6	118	124	130	136	142	148	155	161	167	173	179	186	192	198	204	210
5'7	121	127	134	140	146	153	159	166	172	178	185	191	198	204	211	217
5'8	125	131	138	144	151	158	164	171	177	184	190	197	203	210	216	223
5'9	128	135	142	149	155	162	169	176	182	189	196	203	209	216	223	230
5'10	132	139	146	153	160	167	174	181	188	195	202	209	216	222	229	236
5'11	136	143	150	157	165	172	179	186	193	200	208	215	222	229	236	243
6'	140	147	154	162	169	177	184	191	199	206	213	221	228	235	242	250
6'1	144	151	159	166	174	182	189	197	204	212	219	227	235	242	250	257
6'2	148	155	163	171	179	186	194	202	210	218	225	233	241	249	256	264
6'3	152	160	168	176	184	192	200	208	216	224	232	240	248	256	264	272
6'4	156	164	172	180	189	197	205	213	221	230	238	246	254	263	271	279
	Healthy Weight						Overweight					Obese
BMI	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
See how your BMI compares to national averages in 92 countries around the world.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Defining Overweight and Obesity," www.cdc.gov, June 21, 2010 Cynthia L. Ogden, et al., "Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index, United States 1960-2002," CDC publication Advance Data, Oct. 27, 2004