Medical Tourism Facts And Figures 2015

Global medical tourism facts and figures 2015.

Butler theory in tourism developmentpokemon go research tasks world tourism day. Lets take a look at the top 7 medical tourism facts and figures and why medical tourism is growing and why it might be the right choice for you. Ages vary as well. Facts and figures jun 13 2016.

While most would think that medical travelers seek cheap and fast medical attention some facts in a february 2018 report by pwc regarding medical tourism indicated otherwise. The average spending per visit now rests at 3000 10000 per tourist. Furthermore the growth rate of medical tourism globally is expected to increase even more over the next few years.

Medical tourism contrary to the general perspective is not a modern medical recourse. For 2015 the widely respected annual report on medical tourism facts and figures has had a. Most statistics show that older patients are more likely to consider traveling for healthcare but visa surveyed over 30000 people 18 to 34 years of age hailing from 134 different countries.

Cost of medical care. The first instances of medical tourism have been recorded back to when greek pilgrims travelled across the mediterranean to a small territory in the saronic gulf called epidauria. The medical treatment may be the primary motivation for travel or may be incidental to a planned trip abroad.

Medical tourism facts and figures 2015 an independent report by ian youngman 6 million people travel for medical treatment from one country to another and if you add in those who travel a distance within a country it exceeds 10 million a year. Contact pr newswire 44 020 7454 5110. The medical tourism index showed that the us had the highest spending for medical tourism and that figure will continue to grow in 2017.

It has been growing by twenty five percent 25 per year. Research and markets 05 aug 2015 1910 bst. Medical tourism also known as health tourism or medical travel is the practice of individual patients leaving their country of residence to seek medical care in another country.