| TABLE 1.
Frequency of gallstone disease in different countries |
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| Very common (30-70%) | Common (10-30%) | Intermediate (<10%) | Rare (<0%) |
| American Indians Sweden Chile Czechoslovakia United States (Hispanics) |
United States (whites) Canada (whites) Russia United Kingdom Australia Italy Germany |
United States (blacks) Japan Southeast Asia Northern India Greece Portugal |
East Africa Canada (Inuit) Indonesia West Africa Southern India |