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Blood types and ethnicity

There are four main blood types: O, A, B, and AB and two Th factors, positive or negative. Most people are either A positive or O positive and the fewest are AB negative. Because blood types are genetic, they are inherited from the parents,  blood types have different racial and ethnic differences. The majority of people in the world and across various ethnicities have Rh+ blood type. Subsaharan African populations have a 97-99% Rh+ factor. East Asian communities have 93-97% Rh+ blood. Rh factor is a big determinant in both fertility and pregnancy. If you're Rh-negative, you will need to take certain precautions during your pregnancy because an Rh positive fetus can conceivably be affected if the RH negative mother has previously been exposed to Rh positve blood and creates antibodies that cross the placenta and attack the fetus' RH positive blood.

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Distribution of blood types

         
  O A B AB
  Aborigines      61 39 0 0
  Ainu (Japan) 17 32 32 18
  Albanians 38 43 13 6
  Grand Andamanese 9 60 23 9
  Arabs 34 31 29 6
  Armenians 31 50 13 6
  Asian (in USA ) 40 28 27 5
  Austrians 36 44 13 6
  Bantus 46 30 19 5
  Basques 51 44 4 1
  Belgians 47 42 8 3
  Bororo (Brazil) 100 0 0 0
  Brazilians 47 41 9 3
  Bulgarians 32 44 15 8
  Burmese 36 24 33 7
  Buryats (Siberia) 33 21 38 8
  Bushmen 56 34 9 2
  Chinese-Canton 46 23 25 6
  Chinese-Peking 29 27 32 13
  Chuvash 30 29 33 7
  Czechs 30 44 18 9
  Danes 41 44 11 4
  Dutch 45 43 9 3
  Egyptians 33 36 24 8
  English 47 42 9 3
  Eskimos (Alaska) 38 44 13 5
  Eskimos (Greenland) 54 36 23 8
  Estonians 34 36 23 8
  Ethiopians 43 27 25 5
  Fijians 44 34 17 6
  Finns 34 41 18 7
  French 43 47 7 3
  Georgians 46 37 12 4
  Germans 41 43 11 5
  Greeks 40 42 14 5
  Gypsies (Hungary) 29 27 35 10
  Hawaiians 37 61 2 1
  Hindus (Bombay) 32 29 28 11
  Hungarians 36 43 16 5
  Icelanders 56 32 10 3
  Indians (India ) 37 22 33 7
  Indians (USA) 79 16 4 1
  Irish 52 35 10 3
  Italians (Milan) 46 41 11 3
  Japanese 30 38 22 10
  Jews (Germany) 42 41 12 5
  Jews (Poland) 33 41 18 8
  Kalmuks 26 23 41 11
  Kikuyu (Kenya) 60 19 20 1
  Koreans 28 32 31 10
  Lapps 29 63 4 4
  Latvians 32 37 24 7
  Lithuanians 40 34 20 6
  Malasians 62 18 20 0
  Maoris 46 54 1 0
  Mayas 98 1 1 1
  Moros 64 16 20 0
  Navajo (N. Am.) 73 27 0 0
  Nicobarese   74 9 15 1
  Norwegians 39 50 8 4
  Papuas (New Guinea) 41 27 23 9
  Persians 38 33 22 7
  Peru (Indians) 100 0 0 0
  Philippinos 45 22 27 6
  Poles 33 39 20 9
  Portuguese 35 53 8 4
  Rumanians 34 41 19 6
  Russians 33 36 23 8
  Sardinians 50 26 19 5
  Scotts 51 34 12 3
  Serbians 38 42 16 5
  Shompen (Nicobars) 100 0 0 0
  Slovaks 42 37 16 5
  South Africans 45 40 11 4
  Spanish 38 47 10 5
  Sudanese 62 16 21 0
  Swedes 38 47 10 5
  Swiss 40 50 7 3
  Tartars 28 30 29 13
  Thais 37 22 33 8
  Turks 43 34 18 6
  Ukrainians 37 40 18 6
  United Kingdom (GB) 47 42 8 3
  USA (US blacks) 49 27 20 4
  USA (US whites) 45 40 11 4
  USA Blood Types 44 42 10 4
  Vietnamese 42 22 30 5

Why does knowing your blood type matter?

Blood type is a measurement that may go unnoticed for most of your life unless you need a blood transfusion or other surgery or medical condition. It may also become a concern when you get pregnant. In fact, when trying to get pregnant you should consider finding out your blood type. Studies have shown that certain blood types play a role in fertility and the ease/difficulty in getting pregnant. In fact, women with blood type O are thought to have a more difficult time getting pregnant than women with any other blood type, especially type A.

Once you're already pregnant, your first prenatal visit will likely include a blood typing test in the battery of blood tests taken.

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