Weight Management Center: Tools
Suggested Weights for Adults
Remember those old insurance ideal height-and-weight tables? Now there are revised government standards to use. While the new standards indicate how you compare to the population in general, a more accurate measure of weight is the body mass index (BMI). Be sure to calculate your BMI.
Height
|
Weight |
|
19 – 34 years |
35 and older |
| 5' 0" |
97 – 128 |
108 – 135 |
| 5' 1" |
101 – 132 |
111 – 143 |
| 5' 2" |
104 – 137 |
115 – 148 |
| 5' 3" |
107 – 141 |
119 – 152 |
| 5' 4" |
111– 146 |
122 – 157 |
| 5' 5" |
114 – 150 |
126 – 162 |
| 5' 6" |
118 – 155 |
130 – 167 |
| 5' 7" |
121 – 160 |
134 – 172 |
| 5' 8" |
125 – 164 |
138 – 178 |
| 5' 9" |
129 – 169 |
142 – 183 |
| 5' 10" |
132 – 174 |
146 – 186 |
| 5' 11" |
136 – 179 |
151 – 194 |
| 6' 0" |
140 – 184 |
155 – 199 |
| 6' 1" |
144 – 189 |
159 – 205 |
| 6' 2" |
148 – 195 |
164 – 210 |
Source: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, 1990.