Ideal height and BMI for 45 kg adults

Healthy height range at 45 kg

135 cm to 155 cm

45 kg is a healthy weight if you're between 135 cm and 155 cm tall (a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9).

If you're shorter than 135 cm, 45 kg gives you a BMI of 25 or more. If you're taller than 155 cm, your BMI is under 18.5.

135 cm167 cm198 cm
Healthy weightHealthyUnderweightUnder

Over means overweight. Under means underweight.

In pounds
For adults 20 and older. BMI is a screening tool, not a diagnosis, and it doesn't measure body fat. Categories are from the CDC.

Find your BMI at 45 kg

Your BMI at 45 kg, by height

We show BMI to one decimal place without rounding up, so 24.96 shows as 24.9 and counts as a healthy weight.

HeightBMICategory
135 cm24.6Healthy weight
138 cm23.6Healthy weight
141 cm22.6Healthy weight
144 cm21.7Healthy weight
147 cm20.8Healthy weight
150 cm20.0Healthy weight
153 cm19.2Healthy weight
156 cm18.4Underweight
159 cm17.7Underweight
162 cm17.1Underweight
165 cm16.5Underweight
168 cm15.9Underweight
171 cm15.3Underweight
174 cm14.8Underweight
177 cm14.3Underweight
180 cm13.8Underweight
183 cm13.4Underweight
186 cm13.0Underweight
189 cm12.5Underweight
192 cm12.2Underweight
195 cm11.8Underweight
198 cm11.4Underweight

What it means

A healthy weight fits a range of heights. At a given weight, your BMI goes down as your height goes up. The heights in your answer are the ones that give a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9.

We don't round BMI up. We show BMI to one decimal place and drop the rest instead of rounding. So 24.96 shows as 24.9 and still counts as a healthy weight.

BMI doesn't tell the whole story. BMI doesn't account for muscle, bone, age or sex. Two adults with the same BMI can have different health.

How BMI works

  1. BMI is your weight divided by your height squared. If you use pounds and inches, multiply the result by 703.
  2. For the most accurate number, weigh yourself in the morning and measure your height without shoes.
  3. Your category comes from the BMI with the extra decimals dropped, not rounded.

Nearby weights

Common questions

Short answers about how these calculators work.

The CDC defines a healthy weight as a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 and overweight as 25.0 to 29.9. We drop extra decimals, so 24.96 stays 24.9.

No. The CDC describes BMI as a screening tool. It doesn't measure body fat, and it can't diagnose a health condition.

Sources

Where these numbers come from

  1. About adult BMI (opens in a new tab) - CDCBMI categories for adults
  2. Calculate your BMI (opens in a new tab) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteHow BMI is calculated for adults
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