Malaysia

Despite having to travel abroad for treatment, the total cost actually comes below what you would have to pay for at home. This is why medical tourism is booming – you’d pay a fraction of the cost of the medical treatment at home and even get to enjoy a recuperative vacation in a different part of the world. The local medical tourism industry has recorded a 30% growth year-on-year from 860,000 in 2015 to 900,000 in 2016.

The fact that Malaysia is a multilingual country helps too – medical visitors from around the globe can communicate at ease in English, Mandarin, Tamil, Hindi and Malay. The most popular treatments sought by these visitors are cosmetic surgery, cardiology, dental procedures, oncology, orthopaedics and In vitro fertilisation (IVF).