Ideal Weight for 178 cm Male in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 178 cm Male in kg?

Answer

For 178 cm Male
Ideal Weight: 73.2 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 58.6 kg - 79.1 kg

178 cm ≈ 5 ft 10 in · Devine formula (1974), adults · healthy range: 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 at this height (WHO) · not for pregnancy, children or athletes

UnderHealthyOverObese
18.5 58.6
25 79.2
30 95.1
35 110.9
40 126.8
Devine 73.2 kg · BMI 23.10
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↑ BMI↓ kg · 178 cm
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50 + 2.3 × (70.08 − 60) ≈ 73.2 kg

70.08 in ≈ 178 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 178 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 50.7Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1750.7–53.8Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.553.9–58.5Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2558.6–79.1Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3079.2–95Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3595.1–110.8Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 40110.9–126.7Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 126.8Morbid 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 Male Weight Based on Height

HeightHealthy Weight RangeIdeal Weight
163 cm49.2 kg - 66.4 kg59.6 kg
164 cm49.8 kg - 67.2 kg60.5 kg
165 cm50.4 kg - 68 kg61.4 kg
166 cm51 kg - 68.8 kg62.3 kg
167 cm51.6 kg - 69.7 kg63.2 kg
168 cm52.3 kg - 70.5 kg64.1 kg
169 cm52.9 kg - 71.3 kg65 kg
170 cm53.5 kg - 72.2 kg65.9 kg
171 cm54.1 kg - 73 kg66.8 kg
172 cm54.8 kg - 73.9 kg67.7 kg
173 cm55.4 kg - 74.8 kg68.7 kg
174 cm56 kg - 75.6 kg69.6 kg
175 cm56.7 kg - 76.5 kg70.5 kg
176 cm57.3 kg - 77.4 kg71.4 kg
177 cm58 kg - 78.3 kg72.3 kg
178 cm58.6 kg - 79.1 kg73.2 kg
179 cm59.3 kg - 80 kg74.1 kg
180 cm60 kg - 80.9 kg75 kg
181 cm60.6 kg - 81.8 kg75.9 kg
182 cm61.3 kg - 82.7 kg76.8 kg
183 cm62 kg - 83.7 kg77.7 kg
184 cm62.7 kg - 84.6 kg78.6 kg
185 cm63.3 kg - 85.5 kg79.5 kg
186 cm64 kg - 86.4 kg80.4 kg
187 cm64.7 kg - 87.4 kg81.3 kg
188 cm65.4 kg - 88.3 kg82.2 kg
189 cm66.1 kg - 89.2 kg83.1 kg
190 cm66.8 kg - 90.2 kg84 kg
191 cm67.5 kg - 91.1 kg85 kg
192 cm68.2 kg - 92.1 kg85.9 kg

FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 178 cm Male in kg?

For 178 cm Male Ideal Weight: 73.2 kg Healthy Weight Range: 58.6 kg - 79.1 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 178 cm male?

The normal/healthy weight range for 178 cm male is 58.6 kg - 79.1 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 73.2 kg for 178 cm calculated?

By the Devine formula (1974): it starts from 50 kg for a man and adds 2.3 kg for every inch above 5 feet. 178 cm ≈ 70.08 inches, 10.08 of them above the 60-inch mark: 50 + 2.3 × 10.08 ≈ 73.2 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 58.6 kg - 79.1 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 178 cm, while the ideal weight 73.2 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 23.1. 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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