Your body-mass index ("BMI") measures your height/weight ratio. Statistics indicate that people with BMIs between 20 and 24 live longest. Death rates are noticeably higher for people with indexes 25 and above.
To figure your BMI, enter your height and weight in the boxes below, and then click "calculate". This is the metric version of the calculation because you must enter your height in meters, and your weight in kilograms. Click here if you prefer to use feet values.
