Do you weigh too much or too little? If you are more than 16 years old, but not older than 60 years, you can find your ideal weight here, that is the weight which gives you the greatest chance of living a long and healthy life. Ideal weight calculator for people aged 16 years or less.

Note: If you are very well-trained, then your ideal weight may be somewhat higher.

	Computation using metric units (kilograms and centimeters)				Computation using imperial units (lbs., feet and inches)
	Input your height:				Input your height:
	in centimeters:				in feet:
					and inches:
	Below	kg	Serious underweight	Below	lbs	Serious Underweight
	Between	and kg	Under- weight	Between	and lbs	Under- weight
	Between	and kg	Ideal weight	Between	and lbs	Ideal weight
	Between	and kg	Ideal weight, Longest life	Between	and lbs	Ideal weight, Longest life
	Between	and kg	Over- weight	Between	and lbs	Over- weight
	Above	kg	Obesity	Above	lbs	Obesity

Note: In medical terminology the word "anorexia" is used to indicate all kinds of underweight caused by different causes. This underweight could be caused by a physical illness or by the specific psychic illness with the name "anorexia nervosa". The word "anorexia" in the table above is thus not meant to be a synonym for "anorexia nervosa".

Some results tend to indicate that your probability to achieve a long life is slightly better if your weight is close to the upper limit for the normal weight, rather han if your weight is close to the lower limit.

Note: If you are less than 16 years of age, you cannot use the tool above. Instead, you can compute your body mass index, and apply this index using the diagram at the bottom of that page.

Note: Elderly people tend to shrink when they get older. The ideal weight computation above may not be suitable for them.