See also: Blood Type and Health UPDATE: For health disadvantages, see: Worse Health Status and Higher Incidence of Health Disorders in Rhesus Negative Subjects For health advantages, visit: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BEING RH NEGATIVE? In the past few years, quite a few articles have been published examining the different susceptibilities to certain diseases based on blood type. Rh negative people are more likely to suffer from allergies (especially food allergies) Rh negative people more resistant to chikungunya People with blood type AB more likely to experience memory loss Blood types and national suicide rates. In a sample of 51 nations, the suicide rates were negatively associated with the proportion of people with Type O blood, while homicide rates … Continue reading What are the health (dis)advantages of being rh negative?