When I was in the hospital I had to get donations from people who were kind enough to donate their blood.
It got me to thinking about blood types and blood donations. I cannot donate blood, for multiple reasons, but I am truly thankful for those of you that do.... as I'd not be here but for the 4 transfusions that I got in the last 3 weeks.
So, do you know what your blood type is? I am A+ the second most common type for Caucasians. I thought the following table might be of interest to those of you that know your type
The list below lists each blood type, for each of the following ethnic groups in order:
Caucasians
African American
Hispanic
Asian
O +
37%
47%
53%
39%
O -
8%
4%
4%
1%
A +
33%
24%
29%
27%
A -
7%
2%
2%
0.5%
B +
9%
18%
9%
25%
B -
2%
1%
1%
0.4%
AB +
3%
4%
2%
7%
AB -
1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%