Jan . 7 . 2010

High Blood Pressure Chart

Hypertension or blood pressure may be divided into three types in Blood Pressure Chart:
  • Mild Hypertension: The systollic blood pressure ranges between 140 and 160 and the diastolic blood pressure ranges between 90 and 100.
  • Moderate Hypertension: The systollic blood pressure ranges between 160 and 200 and the diastolic blood pressure ranges between 100 and 120.
  • Severe Hypertension: The systollic blood pressure is above 200 and the diastolic blood pressure is above 120.
*Please note- Values discussed are all in mm of Hg

Level of Severity Systolic Blood Pressure Diastolic Blood pressure
Mild Hypertension 140-160 90-100
Moderate   Hypertension 160-200 100-120
Severe Hypertension Above 200 Above 200
Average Blood Pressure

For young people – 120/80
mmHg
For old people –
140/90 mmHg

Blood Pressure Classification Chart
Category Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)
Normal Lower than 120 Lower than 80
Prehypertension 120 – 139 80 – 89

Hypertension
Stage 1 140-159 90-99
Stage 2 160 or higher 100 or higher
Adapted from The Seventh Report on the joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7), NIH Publication No. 03-5233, May 2003
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