BMI calculator

Your body mass index (BMI) measures your height/weight ratio. It is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters.

Enter your height in feet and inches and weight in pounds in the boxes below, then select "calculate".  
Note:
If you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. 

Enter your height in feet: and inches:

Enter your weight in pounds:

Select when you're ready to see your BMI.

Your body mass index is:

 

Men

Women

Risk Factor

less than 20.7

less than 19.1

underweight - the lower the BMI the lower the risk

20.7 - 26.4

19.1 - 25.8

normal - very low risk

26.5 - 27.8

25.9 - 27.3

marginally overweight - some risk

27.9 - 31.1

27.4 - 32.2

overweight - moderate risk

31.2 - 45.4

32.3 - 44.8

severe overweight - high risk

greater than 45.4

greater than 44.8

morbid obesity - very high risk

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