Ideal Weight for 159 cm Female in kg
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What is the Ideal Weight for 159 cm Female in kg?
Answer
For 159 cm Female
Ideal Weight: 51.5 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 46.8 kg - 63.1 kg
159 cm ≈ 5 ft 3 in · Devine formula (1974), adults · healthy range: 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 at this height (WHO) · not for pregnancy, children or athletes
UnderHealthyOverObese
18.5 46.8
25 63.2
30 75.9
35 88.5
40 101.2
Devine 51.5 kg · BMI 20.371445
↑ BMI↓ kg · 159 cm
UnderOver
45.5 + 2.3 × (62.6 − 60) ≈ 51.5 kg
62.6 in ≈ 159 cm ÷ 2.54 · 2.3 kg per inch over 5 ft (60 in)
marker: BMI of the Devine weight · category by BMI rounded to 0.01
WHO BMI categories (adults)
| BMI | Weight at 159 cm, kg | Weight Category |
|---|---|---|
| BMI < 16 | < 40.5 | Underweight/ |
| 16 ≤ BMI < 17 | 40.5–42.9 | Underweight/ |
| 17 ≤ BMI < 18.5 | 43–46.7 | Underweight/ |
| 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 | 46.8–63.1 | Normal/ |
| 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | 63.2–75.8 | Overweight/ |
| 30 ≤ BMI < 35 | 75.9–88.4 | Obese/ |
| 35 ≤ BMI < 40 | 88.5–101.1 | Obese/ |
| BMI ≥ 40 | ≥ 101.2 | Morbid Obesity/ |
Weights — on the 0.1 grid the page prints: the first weight that reaches the category and the last before the next; BMI is rounded to 0.01 before it is classified.
Screening, not a diagnosis. Children and teenagers 5–19 are read against WHO BMI-for-age; for many Asian populations WHO names lower action points, 23 and 27.5. Who the BMI scale applies to ↗ · sources: WHO, pregnancy — NHS
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See Also
- BMI Meaning - Check what given BMI means
- BMI Calculator (Imperial) - Body Mass Index Calculator (ft/in/lbs)
- BMI Calculator (Metric) - Body Mass Index Calculator (kg/cm)
- Ideal Weight Calculator (Imperial) - Find out the Ideal Weight for a given Height in feet/inches
- One Rep Max Calculator - Estimate your 1RM from any set
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Ideal Female Weight Based on Height
| Height | Healthy Weight Range | Ideal Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 144 cm | 38.4 kg - 51.8 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 145 cm | 38.9 kg - 52.5 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 146 cm | 39.5 kg - 53.2 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 147 cm | 40 kg - 54 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 148 cm | 40.6 kg - 54.7 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 149 cm | 41.1 kg - 55.4 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 150 cm | 41.7 kg - 56.2 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 151 cm | 42.2 kg - 56.9 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 152 cm | 42.8 kg - 57.7 kg | 45.5 kg |
| 153 cm | 43.3 kg - 58.5 kg | 46 kg |
| 154 cm | 43.9 kg - 59.2 kg | 46.9 kg |
| 155 cm | 44.5 kg - 60 kg | 47.9 kg |
| 156 cm | 45.1 kg - 60.8 kg | 48.8 kg |
| 157 cm | 45.6 kg - 61.6 kg | 49.7 kg |
| 158 cm | 46.2 kg - 62.3 kg | 50.6 kg |
| 159 cm | 46.8 kg - 63.1 kg | 51.5 kg |
| 160 cm | 47.4 kg - 63.9 kg | 52.4 kg |
| 161 cm | 48 kg - 64.7 kg | 53.3 kg |
| 162 cm | 48.6 kg - 65.5 kg | 54.2 kg |
| 163 cm | 49.2 kg - 66.4 kg | 55.1 kg |
| 164 cm | 49.8 kg - 67.2 kg | 56 kg |
| 165 cm | 50.4 kg - 68 kg | 56.9 kg |
| 166 cm | 51 kg - 68.8 kg | 57.8 kg |
| 167 cm | 51.6 kg - 69.7 kg | 58.7 kg |
| 168 cm | 52.3 kg - 70.5 kg | 59.6 kg |
| 169 cm | 52.9 kg - 71.3 kg | 60.5 kg |
| 170 cm | 53.5 kg - 72.2 kg | 61.4 kg |
| 171 cm | 54.1 kg - 73 kg | 62.3 kg |
| 172 cm | 54.8 kg - 73.9 kg | 63.2 kg |
| 173 cm | 55.4 kg - 74.8 kg | 64.2 kg |