EXPECTED BODY WEIGHTS FOR WOMEN

If height is between the heights on the chart (i.e., 5'1 1/4'') round height down to the nearest ½ inch (i.e., 5'1'').

Actual Height and Weight as Compared to Percent of Ideal Weight
Height 65% of ideal 75% 85% 90% 100%
4' 10'' 70 lbs 81 91 97 107
4' 10 ½'' 71 82 92 98 109
4' 11'' 72 83 94 99 110
4' 11 ½'' 73 84 95 101 112
5' 0'' 74 85 96 102 113
5' ½'' 75 86 98 103 115
5' 1'' 76 87 99 105 116
5' 1 ½'' 77 89 100 106 118
5' 2'' 78 90 102 108 120
5' 2 ½'' 79 91 103 109 121
5' 3'' 80 92 105 111 123
5' 3 ½'' 82 94 107 113 125
5' 4'' 84 96 109 115 128
5' 4 ½'' 85 97 110 117 130
5' 5'' 86 99 112 119 132
5' 5 ½'' 87 100 114 120 134
5' 6'' 89 102 115 122 136
5' 6 ½'' 90 103 117 124 138
5' 7'' 91 105 119 126 140
5' 7 ½'' 93 106 120 128 142
5' 8'' 94 108 122 129 144
5' 8 ½'' 95 109 124 131 146
5' 9'' 97 111 126 133 148
5' 9 ½'' 98 112 127 135 150
5' 10'' 99 114 129 137 152

Data collected by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Derived primarily from data of the Build and Blood Pressure Study, Society of Actuaries, 1959. New York, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1960.

Note: There are alternative methods to calculate one's ideal body weight. While the above chart has significant flaws, it is useful in that the target weights are straightforward, consistent, and easy to calculate. Moreover, it is clinically useful and is the method of calculation used in our Eating Disorders Unit.