Young Men Worst at Donating Blood

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Fewer and fewer people are donating blood – and young men are the worst in class. Figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare show that 1.3 percent of men between the ages of 18 and 24 gave blood last year. This compares with 2.8 percent seen across the entire population between the ages of 18 and 64. The explanation given is that young men more often lack motivation, are afraid of needles or believe that it is not necessary...

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Blood donors are particularly lacking in young men in Region Zealand – two out of three young donors are women, although more men say they would like to donate blood.

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Today is this year's International Blood Donor Day, and in this connection, Blood Donors Denmark says that there is a lack of more young people who will voluntarily get pricked and donate blood to the healthcare system. New figures show a slight decrease in young people aged 17-25 who registered as donors in 2024. And especially those aged 17 to 20 are underrepresented in the statistics, says Bente Graversen, who is the National Chairman of Bloo…