How much blood is in a human body in liters?
Solution
The amount of blood in a human body varies depending on factors like age, weight, and sex. Here’s a breakdown:
- Average Adult: An average adult human body (considering someone around 150-180 pounds) has approximately 5 to 5.7 liters of blood.
- Variations:
- Adult males, typically larger than females, may have closer to 5.5 or 6 liters of blood.
- Adult females may have 4.3 to 4.5 liters of blood.
- Infants have a much smaller blood volume relative to their size, around 1.2 fluid ounces per pound of body weight (translates to 75-80 milliliters per kilogram).

