Body
Blood pressure - diastolic
The lower blood pressure number: the resting pressure in your arteries between heartbeats.
Unit mmHgTypical adult range 60–80 mmHg
What it is
The lower blood pressure number: the resting pressure in your arteries between heartbeats.
Why it matters
It matters most in younger adults, where it often starts rising before the systolic number does.
Reading the number
Only meaningful next to the systolic value from the same measurement. Prefer an average of several mornings to one reading.
What moves it
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When to raise it
Worth mentioning together with systolic if both have drifted upward.
Catalog entry last updated 2026-08-27. Browse all 165 metrics.