In 2021, there were an estimated 10,764,000 blood transfusions in the United States. This graph shows the total number of blood transfusions in the United States in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.
Number of blood transfusions in the United States in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021
(in 1,000s)
Data is from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS).
"In March 2022, all community-based (53) and hospital-based (83) blood collection centers, a randomly selected 40% of transfusing hospitals performing 100–999 annual inpatient surgeries, and all transfusing hospitals performing ≥1000 annual inpatient surgeries were sent a 2021 NBCUS survey to ascertain blood collection and transfusion data. Survey response rates were 92.5% (49/53) for community-based blood centers, 74.7% (62/83) for hospital-based blood centers, and 76.3% (2102/2754) for transfusing hospitals."
Figures for 2015 were taken from the 2017 report and be found here.
Figures for 2017 were taken from the 2019 report and be found here.
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Wiley (Transfusion). (April 18, 2023). Number of blood transfusions in the United States in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204079/number-blood-tranfusions-us/
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Wiley (Transfusion). (2023). Number of blood transfusions in the United States in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204079/number-blood-tranfusions-us/
Wiley (Transfusion). "Number of Blood Transfusions in The United States in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204079/number-blood-tranfusions-us/
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