Blood Pressure
BLOOD PRESSURE
CATEGORY
Normal
Elevated
High blood pressure
(hypertension) stage 1
High blood pressure
(hypertension) stage 2
Hypertensive crisis (contact
provider immediately)
SYSTOLIC mm Hg
(UPPER NUMBER)
Less than 120
120 to 129
130 to 139
and
and
or
DIASTOLIC mm Hg
(LOWER NUMBER)
Less than 80
Less than 80
80 to 89
140 or higher
or
90 or higher
Higher than 180
and/or Higher than 120
Pediatric BP
AGE
BLOOD PRESSURE (mm Hg)
AVERAGE (50TH
PERCENTILE)
Newborn (full
term)
Toddler
95TH PERCENTILE (HYPERTENSION)
64/41
N/A
85 to 91 / 37 to 46 (male)
Greater than 103 to 109 / 56 to 65
(male)
86 to 89 / 40 to 49 (female)
Preschooler
Greater than 104 to 107 / 58 to 67
(female)
Greater than 109 to 112 / 65 to 72
(male)
91 to 98 / 46 to 53 (male)
89 to 93 / 49 to 54 (female)
School-age
Greater than 107 to 110 / 67 to 72
(female)
Greater than 114 to 123 / 74 to 81
(male)
96 to 106 / 55 to 62 (male)
94 to 105 / 56 to 62 (female)
Adolescent
Less than 120/80
Greater than 111 to 123 / 74 to 80
(female)
N/A
PULSE RATE
CLIENT AGE
Newborn (full term; birth to 28 days)
EXPECTED REFERENCE RANGE
110 to 160/min
Infant (1 month to 1 year)
90 to 160/min
Toddler (1 to 3 years)
80 to 140/min
Preschooler (3 to 6 years)
70 to 120/min
School-age (6 to 12 years)
60 to 110/min
Adolescent (12 to 20 years)
50 to 100/min
Adult (20 years and older)
60 to 100/min
Respiration Rate
CLIENT AGE
Newborn (full term; birth to 28 days)
Infant (1 month to 1 year)
Toddler (1 to 3 years)
Preschooler (3 to 6 years)
School-age (6 to 12 years)
Adolescent (12 to 20 years)
Adult (20 years and older)
EXPECTED REFERENCE RANGE
30 to 60/min
25 to 30/min
25 to 30/min
20 to 25/min
20 to 25/min
16 to 20/min
12 to 20/min