Ideal Weight and Height Charts: Benchmarks by Age & Gender

Ideal weight and height ratios vary based on age, frame size, and gender. Use our charts to determine healthy body measurements and find your happy weight beyond the scale.

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Ideal Weight for a 5'9 Stature

The number of overweight and obese people in the United States increased from 45.8 percent to 73.9 percent between 1960 and 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between those times, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey weighed and measured a large sample of the U.S.

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