Body Mass Index 17

Analyzing: Body Mass Index 17

Question: Who have BMI of 17?

Answer: Every person with similar height and weight combination from this table:

Metric units		Imperial units
cm	kg	ft, in	lbs
120 cm	24.5 kg	3´11"	54 lbs
125 cm	26.6 kg	4´1"	59 lbs
130 cm	28.7 kg	4´3"	63 lbs
135 cm	31 kg	4´5"	68 lbs
140 cm	33.3 kg	4´7"	73 lbs
145 cm	35.7 kg	4´9"	79 lbs
150 cm	38.3 kg	4´11"	84 lbs
155 cm	40.8 kg	5´1"	90 lbs
160 cm	43.5 kg	5´3"	96 lbs
165 cm	46.3 kg	5´5"	102 lbs
170 cm	49.1 kg	5´7"	108 lbs
175 cm	52.1 kg	5´9"	115 lbs
180 cm	55.1 kg	5´11"	121 lbs
185 cm	58.2 kg	6´1"	128 lbs
190 cm	61.4 kg	6´3"	135 lbs
195 cm	64.6 kg	6´5"	143 lbs
200 cm	68 kg	6´7"	150 lbs
205 cm	71.4 kg	6´9"	158 lbs
210 cm	75 kg	6´11"	165 lbs
215 cm	78.6 kg	7´1"	173 lbs

Calculated with equation: Weight [kg] = 17 × (Height [m])²

Average adults

BMI 17 [kg/m²] => Underweight (from 16 to 18.49)

17 BMI compared to normal minimum: -1.5 kg/m² under
This BMI compared to normal maximum: -8 kg/m² under

BMI values for adults with average muscle mass:

Category	from	to
Very Severely Underweight	0	15
Severely Underweight	15	16
Underweight	16	18.5
Normal (healthy weight)	18.5	25
Overweight	25	30
Obese Class I (Moderately obese)	30	35
Obese Class II (Severely obese)	35	40
Obese Class III (Very severely obese)	40	1000

Kids, teens (2-20 years)

Categories, if boy has BMI of 17

Age
2 years ⇓
2 years 9 months ⇓
3 years 10 months ⇓
5 years 12 months ⇓
7 years 11 months ⇓
10 years 8 months ⇓
13 years ⇓
14 years 10 months ⇓
15 years 10 months ⇓
20 years

Categories, if girl has BMI of 17

Age
2 years ⇓
2 years 6 months ⇓
3 years 5 months ⇓
5 years 9 months ⇓
7 years 6 months ⇓
10 years 3 months ⇓
12 years 11 months ⇓
15 years 2 months ⇓
16 years 6 months ⇓
20 years

Legend:

Underweight	Normal					Overweight

Babies

For babies (0-2 years) use this: Calculator (or Graph)

Athletes with similar BMI (height, weight)

Male athletes from Olympic Games in London 2012: **

• Lusapho April (South Africa) Height: 1.72 m (5´7.7"), Weight: 50 kg, (110 lbs) BMI: 16.9 (Athletics) info
• Joel Redhead (Grenada) Height: 1.87 m (6´1.6"), Weight: 60 kg, (132 lbs) BMI: 17.16 (Athletics) info
• Sergey Kirdyapkin (Russia) Height: 1.77 m (5´9.7"), Weight: 54 kg, (119 lbs) BMI: 17.24 (Athletics) info
• Asbel Kiprop (Kenya) Height: 1.9 m (6´2.8"), Weight: 62 kg, (137 lbs) BMI: 17.17 (Athletics) info
• Liam Pitchford (United Kingdom) Height: 1.83 m (6´0"), Weight: 57 kg, (126 lbs) BMI: 17.02 (Table Tennis) info
• Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (Greece) Height: 1.95 m (6´4.8"), Weight: 65 kg, (143 lbs) BMI: 17.09 (Athletics) info
• German Sanchez Sanchez (Mexico) Height: 1.67 m (5´5.7"), Weight: 47 kg, (104 lbs) BMI: 16.85 (Diving) info

Female athletes from Olympic Games in London 2012: **

• Melanie Melfort (France) Height: 1.82 m (5´11.7"), Weight: 57 kg, (126 lbs) BMI: 17.21 (Athletics) info
• Diane Nukuri (Burundi) Height: 1.86 m (6´1.2"), Weight: 59 kg, (130 lbs) BMI: 17.05 (Athletics) info
• Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (Morocco) Height: 1.58 m (5´2.2"), Weight: 42 kg, (93 lbs) BMI: 16.82 (Athletics) info
• Fionnuala Britton (Ireland) Height: 1.58 m (5´2.2"), Weight: 43 kg, (95 lbs) BMI: 17.22 (Athletics) info
• Roxana Elisabeta Birca (Romania) Height: 1.67 m (5´5.7"), Weight: 47 kg, (104 lbs) BMI: 16.85 (Athletics) info
• Jamy Franco (Guatemala) Height: 1.7 m (5´6.9"), Weight: 49 kg, (108 lbs) BMI: 16.96 (Athletics) info
• Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (Kenya) Height: 1.57 m (5´1.8"), Weight: 42 kg, (93 lbs) BMI: 17.04 (Athletics) info
• Jessica Smith (Canada) Height: 1.74 m (5´8.5"), Weight: 52 kg, (115 lbs) BMI: 17.18 (Athletics) info
• Amy Hastings (United States) Height: 1.63 m (5´4.2"), Weight: 45 kg, (99 lbs) BMI: 16.94 (Athletics) info
• Ivana Sekyrova (Czech Republic) Height: 1.72 m (5´7.7"), Weight: 51 kg, (112 lbs) BMI: 17.24 (Athletics) info
• Olga Kaniskina (Russia) Height: 1.59 m (5´2.6"), Weight: 43 kg, (95 lbs) BMI: 17.01 (Athletics) info
• Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) Height: 1.6 m (5´3"), Weight: 43 kg, (95 lbs) BMI: 16.8 (Athletics) info

**Random list, max 12 athletes listed. Source: The Guardian, datablog

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