The most common way to determine 5’ 6″ ideal weight is to look it up on a BMI chart, but some tables do not include 5 foot 6 inchs.
A healthy BMI for someone 5′ 6” is between 115 pounds and 155 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’ 6″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 120 – 133 pounds) (medium frame 130 – 144) (large frame 140 – 159)*
Robinson Formula - 130 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Devine Formula - 130 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Miller Formula – 135 pounds is the ideal weight .
Ideal Weight for Men 5’ 6″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 136 – 142 pounds) (medium frame 139– 151) (large frame 146 – 164)*
Robinson Formula – 139 pouns is the ideal weight for men
Devine Formual – 140 pounds is the ideal weight for men
Miller Formula – 142 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