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Actual Height and Weight as Compared to Percent of Ideal Weight

If height is between the heights on the chart (i.e., 5'1 1/4'') round height down to the nearest ½ inch (i.e., 5'1'').

Height
65% of ideal
75%
85%
90%
100%
4' 10''
70 lbs
81
91
97
107
4' 10.5 ''
71
82
92
98
109
4' 11''
72
83
94
99
110
4' 11 ''
73
84
95
101
112
5' 0''
74
85
96
102
113
5' ''
75
86
98
103
115
5' 1''
76
87
99
105
116
5' 1 .5''
77
89
100
106
118
5' 2''
78
90
102
108
120
5' 2 .5''
79
91
103
109
121
5' 3''
80
92
105
111
123
5' 3 .5''
82
94
107
113
125
5' 4''
84
96
109
115
128
5' 4 .5''
85
97
110
117
130
5' 5''
86
99
112
119
132
5' 5 .5''
87
100
114
120
134
5' 6''
89
102
115
122
136
5' 6 .5''
90
103
117
124
138
5' 7''
91
105
119
126
140
5' 7 .5''
93
106
120
128
142
5' 8''
94
108
122
129
144
5' 8 .5''
95
109
124
131
146
5' 9''
97
111
126
133
148
5' 9 .5''
98
112
127
135
150
5' 10''
99
114
129
137
152

Data collected by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Derived primarily from data of the Build and Blood Pressure Study, Society of Actuaries, 1959. New York, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1960.

Note: There are alternative methods to calculate one's ideal body weight. While the above chart has significant flaws, it is useful in that the target weights are straightforward, consistent, and easy to calculate. Moreover, it is clinically useful and is the method of calculation used in our Eating Disorders Unit.

Additional Resources
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