Is My Child Overweight? Calculate Your Child's Body Mass Index

Step 1: Calculate your BMI

Child's height	feet inches
Child's weight
	BMI Index:

Step 2: Plot Your BMI Index
(click on the appropriate chart below)

Boys

Girls

Step 3: Interpret Your BMI

Weight Category	Percentile range
Underweight	Less than the 5th percentile
Healthy weight	5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile
Overweight	85th to less than the 95th percentile
Obesity	Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile