Benchmark · Hospitals & procedures

Gallbladder removals by country

Operations to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) each year for every 100,000 people. Mostly OECD countries (Europe, North America, Japan, Korea, Australia and others).

In per 100,000 people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: OECD Health Statistics, Gallbladder removals (per 100,000 people). Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 100,000 people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1GermanyEurope · 2024247.4
  2. 2AustraliaAPAC · 2024244.1
  3. 3CanadaNorth America · 2024200.0
  4. 4SpainEurope · 2024189.8
  5. 5ItalyEurope · 2024189.1
  6. 6FranceEurope · 2024188.5
  7. 7New ZealandAPAC · 2023145.0
  8. 8UKEurope · 2024138.8
  9. 9MexicoLatin America · 2024124.6

Source: OECD Health Statistics, Gallbladder removals (per 100,000 people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Gallbladder removals by country, latest year. Data: OECD Health Statistics. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/gallbladder-surgery

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About our sources. Values are the latest the source publishes for each place; nothing is filled in or estimated.