# Healthy-Weight Standards Don’t Agree: The Global BMI Cut-off Reference

> “Healthy” vs “overweight” is a committee decision, and committees disagree. We compare 8 BMI standards by kilogram per line. Reviewed 2026.

**Dataset:** 8 standards · 2026 · Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 — please credit YouCalc with a link.

## Key findings

- **Range:** 25–30 BMI
- **Lowest:** WHO/IASO/IOTF — Asia-Pacific, Japan — JASSO, Korea — KSSO, India — Consensus statement — 25

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