Ideal Weight for 159 cm Female in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 159 cm Female in kg?

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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 20.37
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↑ BMI↓ kg · 159 cm
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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)

BMIWeight at 159 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 40.5Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1740.5–42.9Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.543–46.7Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2546.8–63.1Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3063.2–75.8Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3575.9–88.4Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 4088.5–101.1Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 101.2Morbid Obesity/Class III

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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Ideal Female Weight Based on Height

HeightHealthy Weight RangeIdeal Weight
144 cm38.4 kg - 51.8 kg45.5 kg
145 cm38.9 kg - 52.5 kg45.5 kg
146 cm39.5 kg - 53.2 kg45.5 kg
147 cm40 kg - 54 kg45.5 kg
148 cm40.6 kg - 54.7 kg45.5 kg
149 cm41.1 kg - 55.4 kg45.5 kg
150 cm41.7 kg - 56.2 kg45.5 kg
151 cm42.2 kg - 56.9 kg45.5 kg
152 cm42.8 kg - 57.7 kg45.5 kg
153 cm43.3 kg - 58.5 kg46 kg
154 cm43.9 kg - 59.2 kg46.9 kg
155 cm44.5 kg - 60 kg47.9 kg
156 cm45.1 kg - 60.8 kg48.8 kg
157 cm45.6 kg - 61.6 kg49.7 kg
158 cm46.2 kg - 62.3 kg50.6 kg
159 cm46.8 kg - 63.1 kg51.5 kg
160 cm47.4 kg - 63.9 kg52.4 kg
161 cm48 kg - 64.7 kg53.3 kg
162 cm48.6 kg - 65.5 kg54.2 kg
163 cm49.2 kg - 66.4 kg55.1 kg
164 cm49.8 kg - 67.2 kg56 kg
165 cm50.4 kg - 68 kg56.9 kg
166 cm51 kg - 68.8 kg57.8 kg
167 cm51.6 kg - 69.7 kg58.7 kg
168 cm52.3 kg - 70.5 kg59.6 kg
169 cm52.9 kg - 71.3 kg60.5 kg
170 cm53.5 kg - 72.2 kg61.4 kg
171 cm54.1 kg - 73 kg62.3 kg
172 cm54.8 kg - 73.9 kg63.2 kg
173 cm55.4 kg - 74.8 kg64.2 kg

FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 159 cm Female in kg?

For 159 cm Female Ideal Weight: 51.5 kg Healthy Weight Range: 46.8 kg - 63.1 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 159 cm female?

The normal/healthy weight range for 159 cm female is 46.8 kg - 63.1 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 51.5 kg for 159 cm calculated?

By the Devine formula (1974): it starts from 45.5 kg for a woman and adds 2.3 kg for every inch above 5 feet. 159 cm ≈ 62.6 inches, 2.6 of them above the 60-inch mark: 45.5 + 2.3 × 2.6 ≈ 51.5 kg. Below 5 feet (152.4 cm) this calculator sets the surcharge to zero and keeps the base weight.

Why do the ideal weight and the healthy range give different answers?

They are two different models. The range 46.8 kg - 63.1 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 159 cm, while the ideal weight 51.5 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 20.37. The formula knows nothing about age, frame size or muscle, so its point need not sit in the middle of the range.

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