Health & Fitness Calculators
Blood Pressure Category Checker
Enter a systolic and diastolic blood pressure reading to check it against standard blood pressure categories.
Normal
Uses the American Heart Association's blood pressure categories. A single reading isn't a diagnosis — talk to a doctor about consistently elevated readings.
How to use this tool
- 1Enter your systolic (top) number.
- 2Enter your diastolic (bottom) number.
- 3See which blood pressure category it falls into.
Frequently asked questions
Is one high reading a diagnosis of hypertension?+
No — blood pressure varies throughout the day, so a diagnosis typically requires multiple consistent readings over time; talk to a doctor about a pattern of elevated readings.