We have compared below top four medical tourism destinations based on various factors – Travel duration, Procedure cost, JCI accreditation, Common procedures patients travel for

1. Malaysia

• Travel duration relatively longer (>20hours).
• Prices are cheaper compared to Costa Rica, Mexico but very similar to India.
• Malaysia has 4 JCI accredited hospitals and majority of physicians are from India.
• Patients mainly travel for cosmetics, orthopedics, ENT, cardiac procedures.

2. India

• Travel duration relatively longer (>20hours).
• Prices are cheaper compared to Costa Rica, Mexico but comparable to Malaysia very closely.
• India has 13 JCI accredited hospitals and majority of the physicians are educated and have gained experience in US, UK.
• Patients mainly travel for orthopedics, ENT, cardiac, neuro and spinal procedures.

3. Costa Rica

• Travel duration relatively shorter (< 10hours).
• The prices are little more compared to India and Malaysia however very similar to Mexico.
• Costa Rica has 3 JCI accredited hospitals and majority of the physicians are familiar with U.S customer needs.
• Patients mainly travel for cosmetic, dental procedures.

4. Mexico

• Travel duration relatively shorter (< 10hours).
• The prices are little more compared to India and Malaysia however very similar to Costa Rica.
• Mexico has 8 JCI accredited hospitals and majority of the physicians are familiar with U.S customer needs.
• Patients mainly travel for cosmetic, dental, bariatric procedures.