Table 5.

Reference Organ Weights by Sex and Body Weight Range for All Organs Except Brain
Female Organ Male Organ
Weight, g Weight, g
Body Weight
Category, lb Organ No. Median 10th Pctl 90th Pctl No. Median 10th Pctl 90th Pctl
<130 Heart 255 270 210 350 106 300 247 390
Liver 305 1280 927 1730 154 1350 970 1740
Spleen 358 108 60 200 173 100 60 220
Lung R 173 390 240 600 90 423 250 630
Lung L 174 349 210 520 85 350 240 600
Kidney R 298 118 85 170 154 128 90 186
Kidney L 299 126 81 170 154 139 95 190
131–150 Heart 145 300 240 390 233 330 280 390
Liver 179 1500 1100 1990 306 1480 1096 1930
Spleen 218 130 70 260 351 130 70 235
Lung R 95 400 260 598 185 455 280 670
Lung L 94 340 210 520 184 400 240 640
Kidney R 195 130 90 180 311 140 100 185
Kidney L 194 130 100 190 309 140 110 200
151–170 Heart 134 317 260 400 333 360 310 430
Liver 146 1600 1200 2130 456 1601 1200 2160
Spleen 182 140 80 278 537 150 80 290
Lung R 76 408 260 660 255 500 320 750
Lung L 76 350 210 560 256 440 260 675
Kidney R 167 140 96 200 502 150 110 206
Kidney L 168 150 100 210 502 160 110 210
171–190 Heart 88 348 270 420 301 380 320 460
Liver 99 1750 1280 2400 448 1754 1325 2310
Spleen 126 152 80 250 526 170 90 306
Lung R 57 430 260 680 255 525 330 750
Lung L 57 360 210 570 251 460 280 676
Kidney R 112 140 101 190 496 160 120 220
Kidney L 113 150 100 210 491 170 125 220
191–210 Heart 52 360 273 420 181 400 340 474
Liver 64 1840 1320 2380 349 1965 1430 2490
Spleen 84 170 90 310 418 200 109 340
Lung R 30 450 272 655 190 545 334 860
Lung L 30 355 220 555 189 470 290 770
Kidney R 78 150 110 210 401 170 130 230
Kidney L 79 159 120 210 399 180 135 240
211–230 Heart 26 375 309 442 116 420 340 490
Liver 41 2080 1273 2500 241 2070 1500 2710
Spleen 53 194 101 330 267 210 110 350
Lung R 24 515 310 680 140 532 340 800
Lung L 24 465 260 600 137 480 300 750
Kidney R 45 154 110 230 259 180 130 240
Kidney L 45 160 120 220 259 187 140 250
231+ Heart 41 380 300 464 110 440 370 535
Liver 69 2280 1500 2970 297 2390 1710 3320
Spleen 82 230 144 360 379 260 130 440
Lung R 35 448 310 700 182 580 350 830
Lung L 36 401 250 560 181 490 320 710
Kidney R 80 170 120 224 381 200 150 260
Kidney L 80 180 139 230 385 209 150 280
Abbreviation: Pctl, percentile.
 Table 7. Decedent Weight and Height Distributions
Lower Upper
Sex Variable No. Mean SD Minimum 10th Pctl Quartile Median Quartile 90th Pctl Maximum
Female Body weight, lb 1198 158.6 49.3 56.0 109.0 124.0 150.0 182.0 220.0 433.0
Body height, in 1198 65.4 3.0 54.0 61.0 63.0 65.5 67.0 69.0 78.0
BMI, kg/m2 1198 26.0 7.5 11.0 18.3 20.7 24.5 29.7 35.0 76.4
Male Body weight, lb 2998 188.8 46.4 35.0 138.0 157.0 182.0 212.0 248.0 520.0
Body height, in 2999 70.4 3.1 56.0 66.0 68.0 70.0 72.0 74.0 80.0
BMI, kg/m2 2999 26.8 5.8 5.5 20.4 22.8 26.0 29.8 33.9 70.7
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; Pctl, percentile.
Men best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles organ weight by body weight

Figure 1. For men, best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles organ weight by body weight for the heart (A), liver (B),
spleen (C), and lungs (left lung, D; right lung, E). Abbreviations: P10, 10th percentile; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile;
P90, 90th percentile.
Woman best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles organ weight by body weight

Figure 2. For women, best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles organ weight by body weight for the heart (A), liver (B),
spleen (C), and lungs (left lung, D; right lung, E). Abbreviations: P10, 10th percentile; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile;
P90, 90th percentile.
Brain best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles organ weight by body weight
Table 6. Reference Brain Weight by Sex and Age
Range
Brain Weight, g
Age
Sex Range, y No. Median 10th Pctl 90th Pctl
Female 18–30 158 1300 1160 1430
31–40 153 1288 1164 1430
41–50 207 1280 1120 1420
51–60 232 1260 1143 1413
61–70 138 1250 1140 1390
71+ 112 1218 1050 1360
Male 18–30 569 1440 1274 1613
31–40 351 1444 1260 1602
41–50 505 1430 1250 1600
51–60 531 1410 1266 1580
61–70 278 1395 1240 1550
71+ 205 1340 1150 1520
Abbreviation: Pctl, percentile.

Figure 3. Best-fit regression lines for median and percentiles brain weight by age group for men (A) and women
(B). Abbreviations: P10, 10th percentile; P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile; P90, 90th percentile.