BMI Calculator for Women

BMI calculator for women: enter your weight in kilograms and your height in centimeters to see your Body Mass Index as an adult woman, the BMI category it falls in, and the weight range that is healthy for your height. The adult BMI categories are the same for women and men, but the body behind the number is not: at the same BMI, women generally carry a higher percentage of body fat than men, which is normal. A woman's BMI is also not meant to be used while she is pregnant, because weight gain is expected and healthy, and doctors track it against the BMI from before the pregnancy instead. This page shows the WHO waist limits for women too, 80 cm for increased risk and 88 cm for substantially increased risk. For example, a woman who weighs 62 kg and is 1.60 m tall has a BMI of about 24.2, which is in the normal range of 18.5 to 24.9. Below 18.5 is underweight, 25 to 29.9 is overweight and 30 or above is obese. Treat the result as a screening number and talk to a doctor about anything that worries you.