What's Your Healthy Weight Range Based on Your Height?
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Your healthy weight is a range, not a single number. It depends on your body composition, not just what the scale says.
Your healthy weight isn't a single number—it's a range. And it depends more on your body composition than on the scale.
The WHO Range
For adults, the WHO 'normal' weight range corresponds to a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9. Multiply by height in meters squared to get the range in kg.
| Height | Healthy range |
|---|---|
| 1.55 m | 44.5 - 59.8 kg |
| 1.60 m | 47.4 - 63.7 kg |
| 1.65 m | 50.4 - 67.8 kg |
| 1.70 m | 53.5 - 71.9 kg |
| 1.75 m | 56.7 - 76.2 kg |
| 1.80 m | 59.9 - 80.7 kg |
| 1.85 m | 63.3 - 85.2 kg |
| 1.90 m | 66.8 - 89.9 kg |
Adjustments BMI Doesn't Capture
- Athletes: you can be above the range with low body fat.
- Older adults: the ideal range shifts slightly upward (22–27) for protection against sarcopenia and falls.
- Asian ethnicity: cardiometabolic risk appears at lower BMI (23–27 is already functional 'overweight').
Use BMI as a starting reference, but always combine it with waist circumference and body fat percentage for a complete picture.
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