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Calculate Your Body Mass Index

Your Body Mass Index measures your height/weight ratio. It is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in meters.

  • People with BMIs between 19 and 22 live longest.
  • Death rates are noticeably higher for people with indexes 25 and above.

Enter your height in feet:
and inches:
Enter your weight in pounds:
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