ƽ

Health

Who Can You Give Blood to?

Do you know your blood type or that of your close family? If you do, it might surprise you to hear that an awful lot of people have no idea, and even less know how compatible their type is with others if it were to come to an emergency. As this chart using shows, there can be very big differences in how many types your body would accept in the case of a transfusion.

If you have the type AB+, you have the luxury of being able to accept all blood types, where as somebody with O- are severely restricted, only actually able to receive O- blood making for very high demand for O- donors. As stated by the source: "Safe, reliable source of blood is critical to providing effective blood products to recipients, blood banks are dependent on the altruistic voluntary donations of citizens. As a result, blood banks place great emphasis on making the donation process pleasant, convenient, and as safe as possible for donors."

Description

This chart compares compatibility of blood types for blood donation.

Distribution of blood donations worldwide in 2023, by age
Number of voluntary non-remunerated blood donations worldwide 2008-2023
Number of blood donations in the U.S. in 2023, by age
Premium statistics
Distribution of blood donations in the U.S. in 2023, by age
Number of blood donor deferrals in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023, by reason
Premium statistics
Distribution of blood donor deferrals in the U.S. in 2021 and 2023, by reason

Any more questions?

Get in touch with us quickly and easily.
We are happy to help!

Do you still have questions?

Feel free to contact us anytime using our contact form or visit our FAQ page.

ƽ Content & Design

Need infographics, animated videos, presentations, data research or social media charts?