While blood constantly pumps around the human body, you might not know much about your blood type and how it works. There are several blood types with some being quite rare and this means that it’s even more important for these people to donate their blood. The NHS needs three lifesaving blood donations every single minute.
Here’s what we know about the different blood types and how rare they are. Which blood type is the most rare? The NHS Give Blood website explains that AB negative is the most rare blood type with just 1% of donors having it. Steve started donating blood before being asked if he wanted to become a platelet donor.
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com/IRTmSryhqE — Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹 (@GiveBloodNHS) August 16, 2024 Having said this, the NHS said that the demand for this blood type is low and it doesn’t struggle to find donors with this blood type. Some blood types like Ro subtype are both rare and in demand. Often, this type of blood is used to treat people with sickle cell.
Demand for this blood type is increasing each year by 10-15% but only 2% of donors have it. How rare is each blood type? Data from December 2018 is the most recent available and it revealed how rare the eight most common blood types are. The NHS released figures showing the percentage of donors who had each of t.