- Although at first glance all blood looks the same, in reality it is classified into several categories based on its components.
- When doing an analysis, the most common blood type worldwide is group O and the least frequent is group B.
- Regarding Mexico, 59% of the population has type O blood.
All people are unique and different from the rest. From the physical to aspects such as character are the main elements that distinguish each individual. At the same time, there is also something that they all have in common and that is blood, but do you know which are the most frequent types in the world?
In this context, nationalities or socioeconomic positions do not matter because this liquid is essential for life. When the body does not have enough, different diseases occur and can even lead to death.
Blood is essential in the life of any person for all the functions it performs. In addition, its extraction is one of the simplest ways that exist to identify multiple diseases. Similarly, the donation of this liquid is a valuable practice that saves lives. But while at first glance it always seems to be the same, the reality is that it is classified into various categories based on its components.
The most common blood types are O, A, and B. These are not the only ones because there are also others although they are rare to find. Based on RH Negative, the most common worldwide is group O and the least frequent is group B. Although dividing by country, other results are obtained.
The most common blood type in Mexico
Based on StatisticalIn the case of Mexico, the majority rate is 0 with 59 percent. It is followed by group A with 27 percent and in third place is group B with 10 percent. While in last place is type AB with just four percent of the total population.
Similar results are usually obtained in the rest of the countries, except for some exceptions such as Peru, where 71 percent of the population has type O blood, which represents a percentage that is too high. While at the opposite extreme is India, where only 29 percent of the population belongs to that blood group. In that nation, the most common type is type B, which is present in 40 percent of the inhabitants.
With respect to Europe, the majority of the population has type A blood. While in the case of the Asian continent, only two countries registered in the World Population Review have a higher proportion of B+ blood groups: Pakistan and Bangladesh.
There are four different types of blood: A, B, 0 and AB, and each of them can be positive or negative, depending on the presence (or not) of the so-called “Rh” antigen on the surface of the red blood cells.
Each blood group has different qualities. For example, type 0- are universal donors: they can donate blood to anyone. In contrast, AB+ are universal recipients, so they can receive donations from any group.
The countries with the clearest preponderance of a given blood group are all blood type 0+, with 75% of the population in Ecuador, followed by 70% in Peru and 63% in Zimbabwe.
For now, we share a graph that offers an overview with the most frequent blood types in each country of the world.
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