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Blood Pressure by Age Calculator

Enter your blood pressure reading and age to see where it falls against published age-banded reference ranges. This is an informational lookup tool — not a diagnosis or medical advice.

This is a reference lookup, not a diagnosis. A single reading does not determine hypertension — that requires multiple readings over time, taken correctly. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for any blood pressure concerns.
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mmHg reading
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AHA Classification
Systolic range (AHA categories)
HypotensionNormalElevatedStage 1 HTNStage 2
—Age-group avg. systolic
—Age-group avg. diastolic

Blood pressure categories (AHA 2017 guidelines)

CategorySystolic (mmHg)Diastolic (mmHg)
Normal< 120< 80
Elevated120–129< 80
High BP — Stage 1130–13980–89
High BP — Stage 2≥ 140≥ 90
Hypertensive Crisis> 180> 120

Source: American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology. 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.

Average blood pressure increases with age in most Western populations, but this represents population trends, not individual targets. Current clinical guidelines do not use age-adjusted normal ranges — 120/80 is the universal optimal target regardless of age.

Sources

  1. Whelton PK, et al. "2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults." Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018.
  2. Franklin SS, et al. "Blood pressure and all-cause mortality by age." The Lancet. 2016.