Table 2

Respiration rate and heart rate; median and 2½, 97½ centiles by age

Age (y)	Heart rate (bpm)*			Respiration rate (bpm)†
Age (y)	2½	50	97½	2½	50	97½
*Beats per minute.
†Breaths per minute.
4	81	103	131	20	22	26
5	74	95	121	19	21	25
6	69	89	115	18	21	24
7	66	85	111	17	20	24
8	63	83	109	17	19	23
9	62	82	108	16	19	23
10	61	81	108	15	18	22
11	60	80	108	14	17	21
12	59	80	108	14	17	21
13	58	79	107	13	16	20
14	56	77	106	12	15	20
15	54	74	103	12	14	19
16	51	71	99	11	14	18