TABLE 1: Blood group distributions
GROUP

*REGION	A	B	O	

EUROPE	27	8	65	

EAST ASIA
	20	19	61	

AFRICA	18	13	69	

AMERICA
	1.7	0.3	98	

AUSTRALIA
	22	2	76	
* These figures refer to people indigenous to these regions
TABLE 2: Compatibility
	DONORS’
BLOOD TYPE	
RECEIVERS
BLOOD TYPE		O-	0+	B-	B+	A-	A+	AB-	AB+	
	AB+									
	AB-									
	A+									
	A-									
	B+									
	B-									
	0+									
	O-