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10 facts on blood transfusion

Patient receiving blood transfusion in emergency care
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Around 92 million blood donations are collected globally every year.

About 50% of these are donated in low- and middle-income countries where nearly 85% of the world’s population lives. The average blood donation rate is more than 13 times greater in high-income countries than in low-income countries.

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