BLOOD TYPESBlood Type% of US PopulationYou Can Give toBlood TypeA+% of US Population34%You Can Give toA+, AB+Blood TypeA-% of US Population6%You Can Give toA-, A+, AB-, AB+Blood TypeB+% of US Population9%You Can Give toB+, AB+Blood TypeB-% of US Population2%You Can Give toB-, B+, AB-, AB+4 more rows
If you have A negative blood you can donate to anyone with a blood type of A or AB regardless of the positive or negative, however if you have A negative blood you can only receive A- or O- blood.
What are the rarest blood types?O positive: 35%O negative: 13%A positive: 30%A negative: 8%B positive: 8%B negative: 2%AB positive: 2%AB negative: 1%
Learn More About Your Blood Type Compatibility O negative is the universal blood type. O negative blood type can only receive O negative blood. O negative donors who are CMV negative are known as Heroes for Babies at the Red Cross because it is the safest blood for transfusions for immune deficient newborns.
Around 8%Is A negative blood rare? Around 8% of donors have A negative blood. In comparison, 30% of donors have A positive blood.
Thirty-four of every 100 people have A+. These are rare blood types and less than 10 percent of the population have this blood type. This blood type is acknowledged to be the “universal recipient” because AB+ people can accept red blood cells from any other blood type.
Type O negative red blood cells are considered the safest to give to anyone in a life-threatening emergency or when there's a limited supply of the exact matching blood type. That's because type O negative blood cells don't have antibodies to A, B or Rh antigens.Jul 28, 2020
People with type O blood have the lowest risk of heart disease while people with B and AB have the highest. People with A and AB blood have the highest rates of stomach cancer. People with type A blood can have a harder time than others managing stress because they often produce more of the stress hormone cortisol.Aug 13, 2020
Of the eight main blood types, people with type O have the lowest risk for heart disease. People with types AB and B are at the greatest risk, which could be a result of higher rates of inflammation for these blood types.
No, siblings don't necessarily have the same blood type. It depends on the genotype of both the parents for the gene determining the blood type. E.g. Parents with the genotype AO and BO can have offspring with blood type A, B, AB or O.
A+ is a common blood type which makes it the most needed blood for transfusions, so you may be asked to donate whole blood. Whole blood donors are eligible to give blood every 8 weeks. Platelets are another way to maximize your donation as an A+ blood type.
You don't need to know your blood type. Donors may be notified of their blood type following their donation when they receive their blood donor card or by creating a profile through the Red Cross Blood Donor App.Nov 6, 2019