• Underweight
• Healthy weight
• Overweight
• Obesity

Weight category (adults)

Healthy weight

Healthy weight range for 5′ 9″

125 lb to 169 lb

In metric units

175.3 cm, 72.6 kg

BMI = 703 × 160 lb ÷ (69 in)² = 23.6.

BMI is a screening measure, not a diagnosis: it does not tell fat from muscle or show where fat is carried. These categories are for adults 20 and older; for ages 2 to 19, use the CDC Child and Teen BMI Calculator, which uses BMI-for-age percentiles.