Donors with blood type B... can donate to recipients with blood types B and AB. ... Donors with blood type O... can donate to recipients with blood types A, B, AB and O (O is the universal donor: donors with O blood are compatible with any other blood type)

Is B negative a rare blood type?

Less than 2% of the population have B negative blood. B negative red blood cells can be given to both B and AB patients. B negative patients can only receive blood from other B negative donors or from type O negative donors (who are the universal donors).

Should I donate blood if I have B+?

Type B+ blood is one of the few blood types that is best suited to apheresis platelet donation, which can make donors a tad cold. ... Like the yeti, who shies away from most humans, your blood group makes up only 8.5% of the US population.