What is Blood Pressure Chart?

A blood pressure chart is a diagrammatic illustration of the blood pressure range. It is used to know what one’s blood pressure is.

Why Blood Pressure Chart is important?

Blood pressure chart is very crucial for a person who is using a home electronic device to check his/her blood pressure at home. The blood pressure reading shown on the blood pressure monitor is in the form of numerical values and it gets hard for someone with no information on what number represents what type of blood pressure (low, high, normal) to assess his/her own blood pressure reading.

When you have measured your blood pressure with your home blood pressure monitoring device, you should refer to the following blood pressure chart. The blood pressure chart that follows has been developed by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and The World Health Organization (WHO) and gives you a guide to what is high blood pressure, what is normal blood pressure, and what is low blood pressure.