The most common way to determine 5’ 5″ ideal weight is to look it up on a BMI chart, but some tables do not include 5 foot 5 inchs.
A healthy BMI for someone 5′ 5” is between 111 pounds and 150 pounds. The BMI does not give different ideal weights for men and women.
BMI is currently what is used by the cdc and other health related agencies
Other formulas for choosing ideal weight are:
Ideal Weight for Women 5’ 5″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 117 – 130 pounds) (medium frame 127 – 141) (large frame 137 – 155)*
Robinson Formula - 127 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Devine Formula - 125 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Miller Formula – 132 pounds is the ideal weight .
Ideal Weight for Men 5’ 5″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 134 – 140 pounds) (medium frame 137– 148) (large frame 144 – 160)*
Robinson Formula – 135 pouns is the ideal weight for men
Devine Formual – 135 pounds is the ideal weight for men
Miller Formula – 139 pounds is the ideal weight for men
* Weight in pounds, based on ages 25-59 with the lowest mortality rate
(indoor clothing weighing 3 pounds and shoes with 1″ heels) Metropolitan Insurance 1943