What is the most common blood type for African American?

Most common blood type by ethnicity
African American: 47% O-positive, 24% A-positive, and 18% B-positive.
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What is African American rare blood type?

For example, U-negative and Duffy-negative blood types are unique to the African American community. People with sickle cell disease and these blood types rely on blood donors who are Black when they need a transfusion.
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What blood type is white American?

O-negative blood type is most common in the U.S. among Caucasian adults, at around eight percent of the Caucasian population, while only around one percent of the Asian population has O-negative blood type.
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What blood type are Indians?

Abstract. All major ABO blood alleles are found in most populations worldwide, whereas the majority of Native Americans are nearly exclusively in the O group.
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Which blood group is most in India?

The most common blood group among the Indian population is O+ that is present in approximately 35% of the population.
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Most African American and Latino blood types are in high demand



Is type O blood from Africa?

Africa. O+ is a strong blood group classification among African countries. Countries like Ghana, Libya, Congo and Egypt, have more individuals with O- blood types than AB+.
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What race is blood type A positive?

The second most common blood type is A positive which occurs in "33% of Caucasian, 24% of African American, 27% of Asian and 29% of Latino American" populations," says the Red Cross.
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What race has the most A+ blood type?

Most common blood type by ethnicity
  • African American: 47% O-positive, 24% A-positive, and 18% B-positive.
  • Latin American: 53% O-positive, 29% A-positive, and 9% B-positive.
  • Asian: 39% O-positive, 27% A-positive, and 25% B-positive.
  • Caucasian: 37% O-positive, 33% A-positive, and 9% B-positive.
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What are the 3 rarest blood types?

The rarest blood types are:
  • B negative(B -ve), which is found in 1.5 percent of the total population.
  • AB negative(AB -ve), which is found in 0.6 percent of the total population.
  • AB positive(AB +ve), which is found in 3.4 percent of the total population.
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What ethnicity is O negative?

O-negative blood type is most common in the U.S. among Caucasian adults, at around eight percent of the Caucasian population, while only around one percent of the Asian population has O-negative blood type.
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What are the Korean blood types?

Blood type in Korea is not classified differently from ours, and is therefore divided into groups A, B, AB and 0. However, it is believed in Korea that blood type influences one's personality and therefore the way one behaves towards others, much like the zodiac signs.
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What country is A+ blood from?

The 10 countries with the highest prevalence of type A+ blood: Armenia (46.3%) Norway (41.6%) Malta (41.0%)
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Which blood group is rare in Pakistan?

Rh-positive is commonest while Rh-negative is the rarest blood group in Pakistan.
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What is the most common blood type in Japan?

About 40% of the Japanese population is type A and 30% are type O, whilst only 20% are type B, with AB accounting for the remaining 10%.
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What is the oldest blood type?

The oldest of the blood types, Type O traces as far back as the human race itself. With primal origins based in the survival and expansion of humans and their ascent to the top of the food chain, it's no wonder Blood Type O genetic traits include exceptional strength, a lean physique and a productive mind.
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What is the most desired blood type?

Types O negative and O positive are in high demand. Only 7% of the population are O negative. However, the need for O negative blood is the highest because it is used most often during emergencies. The need for O+ is high because it is the most frequently occurring blood type (37% of the population).
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What's the most common blood type in China?

The distribution characteristics of ABO and RhD blood groups varies in different regions and races. Earlier studies have reported the percentage of O blood group to be 34.0% in China, but 46.6% in the USA. The percentage RhD-negative blood has reported to be 1.0% in China, but 14.6% in the USA.
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What blood types are in China?

The proportions of A, B, O and AB type in China population are 28.72%, 28.17%, 34.20%, and 8.91%, respectively. Accordingly, the frequencies of p [A], q [B], and r [O] gene at the ABO blood group are 0.211, 0.208, and 0.584, respectively.
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Which blood group is very less in India?

Results: The study showed that O was the most common blood group (37.12%) in the country closely followed by B at 32.26%, followed by A at 22.88% while AB was the least prevalent group at 7.74%. 94.61% of the donor population was Rh positive and the rest were Rh negative.
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What are the 3 rarest blood types in India?

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%
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Which blood is very rare in India?

Yes, the blood group AB is rare and least prevalent in India. As per records, only 7% of people in India have the blood type AB.
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Is A+ Rare blood group in India?

Most Common Blood Group in India

A+ = 21.8% A- = 1.36% B+ = 32.09% B- = 2.01%
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Why is A+ blood so important?

Why is A positive blood important? A positive makes up almost a third of requests for blood from hospitals so we need to maintain a regular supply. Platelets from A positive donations are also important. Last year more A positive platelets were issued to hospitals than any other blood type.
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What is special about A+ blood?

A+ is a powerful blood type because it is the second most common blood type. Since 36% of the population is A+ it is among the blood types transfused most often. The most powerful part of A+ blood can be found in the platelets. Platelets can be donated as often as every seven days and up to 24 times a year.
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