Acceptable Heart Rate Ranges

Heart Rate Ranges by Age

  • Acceptable Ranges of Heart Rate (beats/min)

    • Infant: 120 - 160
    • Toddler: 90 - 140
    • Preschooler: 80 - 110
    • School-age child: 75 - 100
    • Adolescent: 60 - 90
    • Adult: 60 - 100

  • Source: From Potter PA, Perry AG, Stockert P, Hall A: Fundamentals of nursing, ed 9, St. Louis, 2017, Mosby.