Blood Types and Facts

Blood Types and Facts blood group 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 blood type Blood group AB refers to the existence of both antigens, while type O has neither A nor B antigens Which types are most common and most rare? Generally

blood type Blood Types · O-, O+ Patients with any blood type can receive O negative blood · A+ This blood is the second most frequently occurring blood type · A-, B+, B-

blood group An important blood group is O negative, which is commonly called “universal ” Red blood cells can be received by patients with blood groups A, B, and O, ABO is the most important of all the blood group systems There are four different ABO blood groups, determined by whether an individual's red cells carry the A