Top 10 Cities on Medical Tourism Index
23 December 2022•
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Healthcare in the UAE is also the finest in the Middle East region, while also faring high on a global scale2. In a global healthcare survey, the UAE ranked in 10th place, scoring higher than Canada, Norway and Switzerland. Dubai has 55 hospitals, of which 7 are specialty hospitals.
There are also 1,849 clinics in Dubai, of which 1,163 are polyclinics. There are 181 doctors per 100,000 residents in the UAE (a 1.8 doctors to 1000 residents ratio). This is well above and nearly double the World Health Organization’s recommendation of a 1 doctor to 1000 residents ratio.
Due to its strong healthcare, Dubai is known for medical tourism and is ranked as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. Dubai received 630,000 medical tourists in 2021. Out of 46 destinations, Dubai ranks 5th in quality of facilities and services, 7th in destination environment, and 13th in medical tourism industry.
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