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9.2. Which values are normal?
The world standard as for the norms of the blood pressure is
the Classification* of the World Health Organization (WHO):
Blood
Pressure
Category
Systolic
Blood
Pressure
(mmHg)
Systolic
Blood
Pressure
(mmHg)
Recommen-
dation
blood pres-
sure too low
< 100
< 60
Consult your
doctor
blood pres-
sure optimum
100 … 120
60 … 80
Self-check
blood pres-
sure normal
120 … 130
80 … 85
Self-check
blood pres-
sure slightly
high
130 … 140
85 … 90
Consult your
doctor
blood pres-
sure too high
140 … 160
90 … 100
Seek medical
advice
blood pres-
sure far too
high
160 … 180
100 … 110
Seek medical
advice
blood pres-
sure danger-
ously high
> 180
> 110
Urgently
seek medical
advice!
* printed with curtailments
• The diagnosis of hypertension requires from the patient to
combine medical treatment prescribed by the doctor and
mode of life correction.
• People with normal pressure and high normal pressure are rec
-
ommended to carry out self-control of their tension in order
to timely take measures to decrease the blood pressure level
down to the optimal one without using any medications.