Normal Red Blood Cell Count (Normal RBC Count)

Sometimes types RCC which a short form of red cell count, also Red blood cells are called erythrocytes.

Definition of normal count:

 

Is any number of red blood cells appear in CBC test, which is located between two limits, which they have already been identified as the ideal enumeration of healthy persons.
Normal values in SI Units (Canada) and Traditional Units (USA)
Normal RCC for adult men 4.5–6.5 * 10^12/L
Normal RCC for adult women 3.8–5.8 * 10^12/L
Some laboratories may narrow the RBC normal ranges:
RBC Males 4.7 to 6.1 *10^12/L
Females 4.2 to 5.4 *10^12/L
Children RBC count in healthy persons varies between  3.8 – 5.5 *10^12/L
Selected Red Cell Values for the Newborn
RBC 4.4 to 5.8 *10^12/L
Note that:
Age and sex are important factors when deciding the healthy values in complete blood count test.
Female normal RBC count is less than the normal male rbc count.
ethnicity cause slight shift in upper and lower limits of RBC healthy values.
For better understanding of CBC do not forget to correlate normal red blood cells count with:
Normal HCT
Normal MCV,
Normal MCH
Normal Hgb
RDW values
See more about:
Full blood count values
Resources, look at resources page.

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