Translations:Hypertension/35/en

Classification in adults

Blood pressure classifications

Categories	Systolic blood pressure, mmHg		And/or	Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
Method	Office	24h ambulatory		Office	24h ambulatory
Hypotension	<110	<100	or	<70	<60
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (2017)
Normal	<120	<115	and	<80	<75
Elevated	120–129	115–124	and	<80	<75
Hypertension, stage 1	130–139	125–129	or	80–89	75–79
Hypertension, stage 2	≥140	≥130	or	≥90	≥80
European Society of Hypertension (2023)
Optimal	<120	—	and	<80	—
Normal	120–129	—	and/or	80–84	—
High normal	130–139	—	and/or	85–89	—
Hypertension, grade 1	140–159	≥130	and/or	90–99	≥80
Hypertension, grade 2	160–179	—	and/or	100–109	—
Hypertension, grade 3	≥180	—	and/or	≥110	—

Diastolic vs systolic blood pressure chart comparing European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension classification with reference ranges in children