Weight for height table for

(Height 108cm to 190cm)

boys
Height Borderline Healthy Borderline Severely
Underweight Overweight
(cm) underweight weight (kg) overweight overweight
(kg) (kg)
(a) (kg) (c) (d) (kg) (kg)
108 12.8 & below 12.9 – 15.1 15.2 – 18.0 18.1 – 19.9 20.0 – 23.0 23.1 & above
110 13.4 & below 13.5 – 15.8 15.9 – 18.9 19.0 – 20.8 20.9 – 24.3 24.4 & above
112 13.9 & below 14.0 – 16.5 16.6 – 19.6 19.7 – 21.5 21.6 – 25.4 25.5 & above
114 14.8 & below 14.9 – 17.3 17.4 – 20.4 20.5 – 22.5 22.6 – 26.7 26.8 & above
116 15.6 & below 15.7 – 18.0 18.1 – 21.2 21.3 – 23.5 23.6 – 27.9 28.0 & above
118 16.5 & below 16.6 – 19.0 19.1 – 22.7 22.8 – 24.8 24.9 – 29.5 29.6 & above
120 17.3 & below 17.4 – 19.9 20.0 – 23.6 23.7 – 25.9 26.0 – 30.9 31.0 & above
122 18.3 & below 18.4 – 20.9 21.0 – 24.9 25.0 – 27.1 27.2 – 33.0 33.1 & above
124 19.2 & below 19.3 – 21.9 22.0 – 26.2 26.3 – 28.7 28.8 – 34.2 34.3 & above
126 20.2 & below 20.3 – 22.8 22.9 – 27.6 27.7 – 29.9 30.0 – 35.9 36.0 & above
128 21.2 & below 21.3 – 24.0 24.1 – 28.9 29.0 – 31.5 31.6 – 37.5 37.6 & above
130 22.2 & below 22.3 – 25.3 25.4 – 30.3 30.4 – 33.0 33.1 – 39.5 39.6 & above
132 23.2 & below 23.3 – 26.5 26.6 – 31.9 32.0 – 34.6 34.7 – 41.1 41.2 & above
134 24.5 & below 24.6 – 27.6 27.7 – 33.5 33.6 – 36.1 36.2 – 42.6 42.7 & above
136 25.8 & below 25.9 – 28.9 29.0 – 34.9 35.0 – 38.2 38.3 – 44.9 45.0 & above
138 26.8 & below 26.9 – 29.9 30.0 – 36.5 36.6 – 40.0 40.1 – 47.0 47.1 & above
140 27.9 & below 28.0 – 31.1 31.2 – 37.8 37.9 – 41.9 42.0 – 48.9 49.0 & above
142 29.2 & below 29.3 – 32.7 32.8 – 39.7 39.8 – 43.9 44.0 – 51.2 51.3 & above
144 30.3 & below 30.4 – 33.9 34.0 – 41.2 41.3 – 45.7 45.8 – 53.2 53.3 & above
146 31.7 & below 31.8 – 35.0 35.1 – 42.9 43.0 – 47.6 47.7 – 55.4 55.5 & above
148 32.8 & below 32.9 – 36.4 36.5 – 44.8 44.9 – 49.3 49.4 – 57.7 57.8 & above
150 34.1 & below 34.2 – 37.9 38.0 – 46.5 46.6 – 51.1 51.2 – 59.7 59.8 & above
152 35.2 & below 35.3 – 39.2 39.3 – 48.1 48.2 – 52.9 53.0 – 61.9 62.0 & above
154 36.6 & below 36.7 – 40.8 40.9 – 50.0 50.1 – 54.9 55.0 – 64.4 64.5 & above
156 37.8 & below 37.9 – 42.1 42.2 – 51.8 51.9 – 56.9 57.0 – 66.1 66.2 & above
158 39.0 & below 39.1 – 44.0 44.1 – 53.7 53.8 – 58.8 58.9 – 68.7 68.8 & above
160 40.6 & below 40.7 – 45.6 45.7 – 55.1 55.2 – 60.9 61.0 – 71.1 71.2 & above
162 41.9 & below 42.0 – 47.1 47.2 – 57.3 57.4 – 62.9 63.0 – 73.9 74.0 & above
164 43.4 & below 43.5 – 48.8 48.9 – 59.0 59.1 – 65.0 65.1 – 76.0 76.1 & above
166 44.9 & below 45.0 – 50.6 50.7 – 60.9 61.0 – 67.5 67.6 – 78.8 78.9 & above
168 46.3 & below 46.4 – 52.1 52.2 – 63.2 63.3 – 69.8 69.9 – 81.6 81.7 & above
170 47.7 & below 47.8 – 53.9 54.0 – 64.7 64.8 – 71.7 71.8 – 83.8 83.9 & above
172 49.0 & below 49.1 – 55.6 55.7 – 67.4 67.5 – 74.3 74.4 – 86.5 86.6 & above
174 50.4 & below 50.5 – 57.3 57.4 – 69.6 69.7 – 76.6 76.7 – 89.0 89.1 & above
176 51.7 & below 51.8 – 58.4 58.5 – 71.1 71.2 – 77.9 78.0 – 90.9 91.0 & above
178 52.9 & below 53.0 – 59.9 60.0 – 73.1 73.2 – 80.1 80.2 – 93.2 93.3 & above
180 54.2 & below 54.3 – 60.9 61.0 – 74.9 75.0 – 81.7 81.8 – 95.4 95.5 & above
182 55.4 & below 55.5 – 62.2 62.3 – 76.7 76.8 – 83.7 83.8 – 97.4 97.5 & above
184 56.4 & below 56.5 – 63.7 63.8 – 77.9 78.0 – 84.9 85.0 – 99.7 99.8 & above
186 56.9 & below 57.0 – 64.7 64.8 – 79.4 79.5 – 86.4 86.5 – 100.7 100.8 & above
188 57.9 & below 58.0 – 65.4 65.5 – 80.7 80.8 – 87.7 87.8 – 102.9 103.0 & above
190 58.9 & below 59.0 – 65.9 66.0 – 81.7 81.8 – 88.9 89.0 – 103.9 104.0 & above
Source: School Health Service, 1993
* Please note that the acceptable weight range shown in the weight for height tables in your school
includes that of healthy weight, borderline underweight and borderline overweight.

Produced by Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education (Singapore) in collaboration with School Health Services, Ministry of Health (Singapore) 11/00