Appendix 1: Estimated blood volume for female donors

The estimated blood volume for female donors (after Nadler) by height and weight is provided in two tables below, for weights between 50kg and 57kg and between 58kg and 64kg.

In the following tables, body measurements are shown in both metric and imperial units.

  • For height: centimetres and (feet and inches)
  • For weight: kilograms, (stones and ounces) and [pounds]

For weights between 50kg and 57kg

Estimated blood volume (mL) by height (rows) and weight (columns)
Parameter 50kg (7st12) [110lb] 51kg (8st) [112lb] 52kg (8st3) [115lb] 53kg (8st5) [117lb] 54kg (8st7) [119lb] 55kg (8st9) [121lb] 56kg (8st11) [123lb] 57kg (9st) [126lb]

149cm
(4'10")
or less
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500

150cm
(4'11")
3039
3072
3105
3138
3171
3205
3238
3271

151cm
3063
3096
3129
3163
3196
3229
3262
3295

152cm
(4'11½")
3088
3121
3154
3187
3220
3253
3286
3319

153cm
3113
3146
3179
3212
3245
3278
3311
3344

154cm
(5'½")
3138
3171
3204
3237
3270
3303
3336
3369

155cm
3163
3196
3230
3263
3296
3329
3362
3395

156cm
(5'1½")
3189
3222
3255
3288
3322
3355
3388
3421

157cm
3215
3248
3282
3315
3348
3381
3414
3447

158cm
(5'2")
3242
3275
3308
3341
3374
3407
3440
3473

159cm
3269
3302
3335
3368
3401
3434
3467
3500

160cm
(5'3")
3296
3329
3362
3395
3428
3461
3494
3527

161cm
3323
3356
3390
3423
3456
3489
3522
3555

162cm
(5'4")
3351
3384
3417
3451
3484
3517
3550
3583

163cm
3379
3413
3446
3479
3512
3545
3578
3611

164cm
(5'4½")
3408
3441
3474
3507
3540
3573
3607
3640

165cm
3437
3470
3503
3536
3569
3602
3635
3669

166cm

(5'5")
3466
3499
3532
3565
3599
3632
3665
3698

167cm
3496
3529
3562
3595
3628
3661
3694
3727

168cm
(5'6")
or more
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500

For weights between 58kg and 64kg

Estimated blood volume (mL) by height (rows) and weight (columns)
Parameter 58kg (9st2) (128lb) 59kg (9st4) (130lb) 60kg (9st6) (132lb) 61kg (9st8) (134lb) 62kg (9st11) (137lb) 63kg (9st13) (121lb) 64kg (10st1) (141lb)

149cm
(4'10")
or less
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500
<3500

150cm
(4'11")
3304
3337
3370
3403
3436
3469
3502

151cm
3328
3361
3394
3427
3460
3493
3526

152cm
(4'11½")
3352
3386
3419
3452
3485
3518
3551

153cm
3377
3410
3443
3477
3510
3543
3576

154cm
(5'½")
3403
3436
3469
3502
3535
3568
3601

155cm
3428
3461
3494
3527
3560
3593
3626

156cm
(5'1½")
3454
3487
3520
3553
3586
3619
3652

157cm
3480
3513
3546
3579
3612
3645
3678

158cm
(5'2")
3507
3540
3573
3606
3639
3672
3705

159cm
3533
3566
3600
3633
3666
3699
3732

160cm
(5'3")
3561
3594
3627
3660
3693
3726
3759

161cm
3588
3621
3654
3687
3720
3753
3787

162cm
(5'4")
3616
3649
3682
3715
3748
3781
3814

163cm
3644
3677
3710
3743
3776
3810
3843

164cm
(5'4½")
3673
3706
3739
3772
3805
3838
3871

165cm
3702
3735
3768
3801
3834
3867
3900

166cm

(5'5")
3731
3764
3797
3830
3863
3896
3929

167cm
3760
3794
3827
3860
3893
3926
3959

168cm
(5'6")
or more
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500
>3500