Body Mass Index 16

Analyzing: Body Mass Index 16

Question: Who have BMI of 16?

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

Metric units		Imperial units
cm	kg	ft, in	lbs
120 cm	23 kg	3´11"	51 lbs
125 cm	25 kg	4´1"	55 lbs
130 cm	27 kg	4´3"	60 lbs
135 cm	29.2 kg	4´5"	64 lbs
140 cm	31.4 kg	4´7"	69 lbs
145 cm	33.6 kg	4´9"	74 lbs
150 cm	36 kg	4´11"	79 lbs
155 cm	38.4 kg	5´1"	85 lbs
160 cm	41 kg	5´3"	90 lbs
165 cm	43.6 kg	5´5"	96 lbs
170 cm	46.2 kg	5´7"	102 lbs
175 cm	49 kg	5´9"	108 lbs
180 cm	51.8 kg	5´11"	114 lbs
185 cm	54.8 kg	6´1"	121 lbs
190 cm	57.8 kg	6´3"	127 lbs
195 cm	60.8 kg	6´5"	134 lbs
200 cm	64 kg	6´7"	141 lbs
205 cm	67.2 kg	6´9"	148 lbs
210 cm	70.6 kg	6´11"	156 lbs
215 cm	74 kg	7´1"	163 lbs

Calculated with equation: Weight [kg] = 16 × (Height [m])²

Average adults

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

16 BMI compared to normal minimum: -2.5 kg/m² under
This BMI compared to normal maximum: -9 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 16

Age
2 years ⇓
3 years 1 months ⇓
8 years 8 months ⇓
11 years 2 months ⇓
13 years 1 months ⇓
14 years 1 months ⇓
20 years

Categories, if girl has BMI of 16

Age
2 years ⇓
2 years 7 months ⇓
8 years 5 months ⇓
11 years 1 months ⇓
13 years 3 months ⇓
14 years 5 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: **

• Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus) Height: 1.93 m (6´4"), Weight: 60 kg, (132 lbs) BMI: 16.11 (Athletics) info
• Tim Lips (Netherlands) Height: 1.8 m (5´10.9"), Weight: 52 kg, (115 lbs) BMI: 16.05 (Equestrian) info

Female athletes from Olympic Games in London 2012: **

• Meskerem Assefa (Ethiopia) Height: 1.61 m (5´3.4"), Weight: 42 kg, (93 lbs) BMI: 16.2 (Athletics) info
• Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) Height: 1.74 m (5´8.5"), Weight: 49 kg, (108 lbs) BMI: 16.18 (Athletics) info
• Werknesh Kidane (Ethiopia) Height: 1.6 m (5´3"), Weight: 41 kg, (90 lbs) BMI: 16.02 (Athletics) info
• Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bahrain) Height: 1.65 m (5´5"), Weight: 44 kg, (97 lbs) BMI: 16.16 (Athletics) info
• Joanna van de Winkel (South Africa) Height: 1.67 m (5´5.7"), Weight: 45 kg, (99 lbs) BMI: 16.14 (Cycling) info
• Irina Gordeeva (Russia) Height: 1.85 m (6´0.8"), Weight: 55 kg, (121 lbs) BMI: 16.07 (Athletics) info
• Mhasin Fadlalla (Sudan) Height: 1.58 m (5´2.2"), Weight: 40 kg, (88 lbs) BMI: 16.02 (Swimming) info
• Anna Incerti (Italy) Height: 1.68 m (5´6.1"), Weight: 45 kg, (99 lbs) BMI: 15.94 (Athletics) info
• Hitomi Niiya (Japan) Height: 1.65 m (5´5"), Weight: 44 kg, (97 lbs) BMI: 16.16 (Athletics) info
• Mika Yoshikawa (Japan) Height: 1.55 m (5´1"), Weight: 39 kg, (86 lbs) BMI: 16.23 (Athletics) info
• Hanna Demydova (Ukraine) Height: 1.78 m (5´10.1"), Weight: 50 kg, (110 lbs) BMI: 15.78 (Athletics) info

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

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