What number does 70 kg and 175 cm produce?
Height 175 cm is 1.75 m. BMI is 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75), about 22.86. This page labels that Normal because it sits between 18.5 and 25.
The bands are the adult cut points commonly published by the World Health Organization. The page copies those cut points into the label. It does not adjust them for age, sport, or pregnancy.
What BMI does not measure
BMI is not body fat, muscle, bone, or fitness. Two people with the same BMI can look and train very differently. A child should not be scored with these adult cuts.
Pounds and feet are not accepted. Convert to kilograms and centimetres first. The unit converter on this site does not convert feet and inches.
How to quote the result honestly
Say “the calculator labelled 22.86 as Normal using adult cut points” rather than “I am healthy.” The second sentence is not something this arithmetic can know.
If a clinician asked for height and weight, give them the measurements. Use this page only to see the ratio.
Questions
Is 25 included in Normal?
No. Normal stops below 25. A BMI of 25 is labelled Overweight on this page.
Is BMI a body-fat percentage?
No. It is weight divided by height squared.
Should an athlete use the same label?
The page will still print the same band. Muscle is not part of the formula, so the label is a weak description for many athletes.