Blood component bags distributed in Brazil 2020, by type
In 2020, close to 2.7 million bags of blood components were distributed in Brazil out of five million bags produced, most of which were accounted for by packed red blood cells (PRBCs). That year, over 1.2 million bags of PRBCs were distributed in the country. In comparison, white blood cells (WBCs) accounted for approximately 3,250 bags.