The most common way to determine 5’ 11″ ideal weight is to look it up on a BMI chart, but some tables do not include 5 foot 11 inchs.
A healthy BMI for someone 5′ 11” is between 133 pounds and 179 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’ 11″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 135 – 148 pounds) (medium frame 145 – 159) (large frame 155– 176)*
Robinson Formula - 149 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Devine Formula - 156 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Miller Formula – 150 pounds is the ideal weight .
Ideal Weight for Men 5’ 11″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 146 – 157 pounds) (medium frame 154– 166) (large frame 161– 184)*
Robinson Formula – 160 pouns is the ideal weight for men
Devine Formual – 166 pounds is the ideal weight for men
Miller Formula – 158 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