{"id":17289,"date":"2023-05-26T07:42:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T07:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=17289"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:03:48","slug":"where-in-the-world-is-blood-type-a-most-frequent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/where-in-the-world-is-blood-type-a-most-frequent\/","title":{"rendered":"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BLOOD TYPE A MOST FREQUENT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BLOOD TYPE A MOST FREQUENT?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EOTTisDFf6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequency-maps\/\">Blood Type Frequency Maps<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Blood Type Frequency Maps&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequency-maps\/embed\/#?secret=tEYAAKQ9X8#?secret=EOTTisDFf6\" data-secret=\"EOTTisDFf6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past few years, I have seen plenty of posts which contradicted each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, the contradiction wasn&#8217;t really a contradiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parts of India have Rh- percentages of below 1 while others above 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chile has parts of the population and regions where Rh- exceed 20 percent and others where there are less than 1 percent Rh negatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, of course, you have the blood bank &#8220;data&#8221; hardly ever representing the population when looking at percentages among donors due to excessive advertising towards and often harassment of people with blood type O negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then there are claims such as &#8220;Portuguese have 53 percent blood type A&#8221; which when looking at actual data doesn&#8217;t seem to be the case. Similar to the claim that 15% worldwide is Rh-, which of course is wrong. It is actually below 6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the populations with the highest percentages of blood type A:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blackfoot Indians<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blackfoot Confederacy, Niitsitapi, or Siksikaitsitapi, is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Blackfeet people: the Siksika, the Kainai or Blood, and two sections of the Peigan or Piikani \u2013 the Northern Piikani and the Southern Piikani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"du6f4gAEV7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-so-many-blackfoot-blood-type-a\/\">Why are so many Blackfoot blood type A?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Why are so many Blackfoot blood type A?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-so-many-blackfoot-blood-type-a\/embed\/#?secret=3EbfU8CFVN#?secret=du6f4gAEV7\" data-secret=\"du6f4gAEV7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sami People<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S\u00e1mi are the traditionally S\u00e1mi-speaking people inhabiting the region of S\u00e1pmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Great Andamanese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Andamanese are the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, part of India&#8217;s Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal in Southeast Asia. The Andamanese peoples are among the various groups considered Negrito, owing to their dark skin and diminutive stature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u0101ori people<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u0101ori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. M\u0101ori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Norway<\/strong> and <strong>Armenia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both populations have 50% blood type A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As there are huge discrepancies between various claims, I will make sure not to forget a few other populations which have been claimed to have percentages of at least 50%:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portuguese &#8211; 46.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawaiians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 6% of the population on the mainland has A- type blood. Here in Hawaii, Rh-negative blood types are half as common, with A- making up only 2.6% of Hawaii\u2019s donor population. If you wonder why you should donate blood when there are not so many people with your blood type, remember it only takes one person in need with your blood type to make it the most important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Hawaii, A+ is the second most common blood type (32%), so you\u2019re in good company. Sure, lots of people have your blood type but there\u2019s nothing common about your type if it\u2019s not on the shelf when someone needs it.<\/p>\n<cite>https:\/\/www.bbh.org\/about-blood\/#blood-types<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Australian Aboriginals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chile reported huge Rh- and blood type A frequencies among university students. Since blood type A was not present in the native population, the Portuguese, Spanish (43%) and Basques (44%) regain my interest with blood type A frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, blood type A frequencies of 40% and above are of interest to me, but there are many European countries which top those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is also one Asian nation which does with 40% blood type A frequencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blood type A: What are the Origins?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xsG9m0jPt4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BLOOD TYPE A MOST FREQUENT?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BLOOD TYPE A MOST FREQUENT?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>In the past few years, I have seen plenty of posts which contradicted each other. In some cases, the contradiction wasn&#8217;t really a contradiction. For example: Parts of India have Rh- percentages of below 1 while others above 10. Chile has parts of the population and regions where Rh- exceed 20 percent and others where there are less than 1 percent Rh negatives. Then, of course, you have the blood bank &#8220;data&#8221; hardly ever representing the population when looking at percentages among donors due to excessive advertising towards and often harassment of people with blood type O negative. 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