Ideal Weight for 159.5 cm Female in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 159.5 cm Female in kg?

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For 159.5 cm Female
Ideal Weight: 51.9 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 47.1 kg - 63.5 kg

159.5 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 47.1
25 63.6
30 76.4
35 89.1
40 101.8
Devine 51.9 kg · BMI 20.40
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↑ BMI↓ kg · 159.5 cm
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45.5 + 2.3 × (62.8 − 60) ≈ 51.9 kg

62.8 in ≈ 159.5 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 159.5 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 40.7Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1740.7–43.2Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.543.3–47Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2547.1–63.5Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3063.6–76.3Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3576.4–89Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 4089.1–101.7Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 101.8Morbid 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
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
155.5 cm44.8 kg - 60.4 kg48.3 kg
156 cm45.1 kg - 60.8 kg48.8 kg
157 cm45.6 kg - 61.6 kg49.7 kg
157.5 cm45.9 kg - 62 kg50.1 kg
158 cm46.2 kg - 62.3 kg50.6 kg
158.5 cm46.5 kg - 62.7 kg51 kg
159 cm46.8 kg - 63.1 kg51.5 kg
159.5 cm47.1 kg - 63.5 kg51.9 kg
160 cm47.4 kg - 63.9 kg52.4 kg
161 cm48 kg - 64.7 kg53.3 kg
161.5 cm48.3 kg - 65.1 kg53.7 kg
162 cm48.6 kg - 65.5 kg54.2 kg
162.5 cm48.9 kg - 66 kg54.6 kg
163 cm49.2 kg - 66.4 kg55.1 kg
163.3 cm49.4 kg - 66.6 kg55.4 kg
163.5 cm49.5 kg - 66.8 kg55.6 kg
164 cm49.8 kg - 67.2 kg56 kg
164.5 cm50.1 kg - 67.6 kg56.5 kg
165 cm50.4 kg - 68 kg56.9 kg
165.5 cm50.7 kg - 68.4 kg57.4 kg
166 cm51 kg - 68.8 kg57.8 kg
166.5 cm51.3 kg - 69.2 kg58.3 kg

FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 159.5 cm Female in kg?

For 159.5 cm Female Ideal Weight: 51.9 kg Healthy Weight Range: 47.1 kg - 63.5 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 159.5 cm female?

The normal/healthy weight range for 159.5 cm female is 47.1 kg - 63.5 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 51.9 kg for 159.5 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. 159.5 cm ≈ 62.8 inches, 2.8 of them above the 60-inch mark: 45.5 + 2.3 × 2.8 ≈ 51.9 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 47.1 kg - 63.5 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 159.5 cm, while the ideal weight 51.9 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 20.4. 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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