Blood Fun Facts

Did you know?

There are 150 Billion red blood cells in one ounce of blood.
There are 2.4 Trillion red blood cells in one pint of blood.
The human body manufactures 17 million red blood cells per second. If stress precipitates a need the body can produce up to 7 times that amount. (That’s up to 119 million red blood cells per second.)
A red blood cell is around 7 microns in size. (A micron is one millionth of a meter).
It only takes 20 to 60 seconds for a drop of blood to travel from the heart, through your body, and back to the heart again.
Cows have 800 (and possibly more) blood types.
The most common blood type in the United States is O Positive (39% of the population), while the least common blood type is AB negative with only (0.5% of the population).
Patients in the United States use approximately 32,000 pints of blood every day.
All blood isn’t red. Crabs have blue blood. Earthworms and leeches have green blood. Many invertebrates, such as starfish, have clear or yellowish blood.
Every 5 minutes, an Ozarks area hospital patient receives a blood transfusion supplied by a CBCO donor.
- If you would like to help area patients by donating blood, find a CBCO blood drive near you by clicking here. Or visit one of our 5 area donor centers.