Which values are normal?
The following standards for assessing high blood pressure (in adults) have
been established by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American
College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2017.
Category
Normal
Elevated
Hypertension
Stage 1 Hypertension
Stage 2 Hypertension
Hypertensive Crisis
Additional information
• This chart reflects a 2017 update to blood pressure standards.
• If your values are mostly normal under resting conditions but excep-
tionally high under conditions of physical or psychological stress, it is
possible that you are suffering from so-called "labile hypertension."
Consult your physician.
10
Systolic
(mm Hg)
<120
120-129
130-139
140-179
≥180
Diastolic
(mm Hg)
and <80
and <80
or 80-89
or 90-119
or ≥120