Low White Blood Counts (Neutropenia): Cancer Center: UI Health Topics

Low White Blood Counts (Neutropenia)

Normal Blood Count Values

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
First Published: January 2007
Last Revised: January 2007

Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)— counts the number of red blood cells in a single drop of blood.

Men: 4.5 - 6.2 million
Women 4.2 - 5.4 million

Hemoglobin— measures the grams of hemoglobin in a deciliter of blood.

Men: 13.2 - 17.7 gram/dl
Women: 11.9 - 15.5 gram/dl

Hematocrit— measures the percentage of red blood cells in blood sample.

Men: 40 - 52 percent
Women35 - 47 percent

White Blood Cell Count (WBC)— measures the number of white blood cells in a drop of blood Normal value: 3,700 - 10,500.

WBC differential— this test determines the percentage of each type of white blood cell in the sample.

Type	Percentage	Number
Neutrophil	50-50 percent	2,188-7,800
Eosinophils	1-4 percent	40-390
Basophils	0.5-2 percent	10-136
Lymphocytes	20-40 percent	875-3,300
Monocytes	2-9 percent	130-860

Platelet Count— this test measures the number of platelets in a drop of blood.
Platelets help the blood to clot.
Normal values 150,000 - 400,000

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