BMI

BMI for 179 cm and 40 kg

BMI 12.5

Asia-Pacific cut-offs (23 · 25) · underweight

WHO international cut-offs (25 · 30) · underweight

Reference weight and healthy range

At BMI 22 the reference weight is 70.5 kg.

The healthy range (BMI 18.5–22.9) is 59.3–73.4 kg.

That is 19.3 kg below the bottom of the range.

Other pairs that also give BMI 12.5

Nearby heights and weights

BMI cannot tell muscle from fat, so it reads high for people who train heavily. It is a reference figure, not a diagnosis.