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Table 1 Estimate of RhD-negative among the 56 ethnic populations in China

From: DEL in China: the D antigen among serologic RhD-negative individuals

Ethnicity

Population sizea

RhD-negative individuals in the ethnicity

References

 

n

%

Reported frequency

Estimate (n)

Han

1,220,844,520

91.13%

0.24–0.50%

2.93–6.10 million

[17, 18]

Zhuang

16,926,381

1.26%

0.49%

82,939

[19]

Hui

10,586,087

0.79%

0.80–1%

84,689–105,860

[19, 20]

Manchu

10,387,958

0.78%

0.40%

41,552

[19]

Uyghur

10,069,346

0.75%

3.30–4.70%

332,288–473,259

[19, 21]

Miao

9,426,007

0.70%

0.70%

65,982

[19]

Yi

8,714,393

0.65%

1.30%

113,287

[19]

Tibetan

6,282,187

0.47%

0.60%

37,693

[22]

Mongolian

5,981,840

0.45%

0.30–0.50%

17,946–29,909

[19, 20]

Dong

2,879,974

0.21%

0.10%

2,880

[23]

Buyi

2,870,034

0.21%

0.40%

11,480

[23]

Kazakhs

1,462,588

0.11%

2.90%

42,415

[20]

Shui

411,847

0.03%

0.10%

412

[23]

Othersb

32,881,690

2.45%

 ~ 0.10%

32,882

Estimate

Total

1,339,724,852

100%

N/A

3.80–7.15 million

N/A

  1. N/A not applicable
  2. aCalculation based on the 6th National Population Census of the People’s Republic of China of 2010 [24, 25]
  3. bThe other 43 ethnicities in order of population sizes (proportion) are the Tujia (0.63%), Yao (0.21%), Bai (0.15%), Korean (0.13%), Hani (0.12%), Li (0.11%), Dai (0.09%), She (0.05%), Lisu (0.05%), Dongxiang (0.05%), Gelao (0.04%), Lahu (0.04%), Wa (0.03%), Nakhi (0.02%), Qiang (0.02%), Tu (0.02%), Mulao (0.02%), Xibe (0.01%), Kyrgyz (0.01%), Jingpo (0.01%), Daur (0.01%), Salar (0.01%), Blang (0.01%), Maonan (0.01%), Tajik (< 0.01%), Pumi (< 0.01%), Achang (< 0.01%), Nu (< 0.01%), Evenki (< 0.01%), Gin (< 0.01%), Jino (< 0.01%), De’ang (< 0.01%), Bonan (< 0.01%), Russ (< 0.01%), Yugur (< 0.01%), Uzbek (< 0.01%), Monba (< 0.01%), Oroqen (< 0.01%), Derung (< 0.01%), Hezhen (< 0.01%), Gaoshan (< 0.01%), Lhoba (< 0.01%), and Tatars (< 0.01%)