The data was gathered by conducting a national survey with 3,030 Americans of every age, gender, education level, and socioeconomic status. The Medical Tourism Index considers three primary factors as the drivers of medical tourism, and each of the three factors has a subset of items that allows a more detailed comparison in order to measure each destination’s attractiveness and brand awareness as a medical tourism destination.
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Top medical tourism countries by total index rating worldwide 2020
In the 2020-2021 global medical tourism ranking based on ** destinations, Canada came first with an index score of . The index is based on ratings of the destination environment, the medical tourism industry, and the quality of facilities and services. This statistic presents the leading 20 countries worldwide based on the total medical tourism index score in 2020.
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