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Medical imaging, health screenings, genetic testing, and diagnostic procedures

The country comparison

Which countries are best for diagnostic services

The destinations ranked high→low under this lens — each with the reasoning behind its score, the cited evidence one click down, and its full report. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.

19 / 19 Countries ranked

Researched and assessed by the Epidaurus editorial pipeline against our published scale. A country below the rule is not yet assessed enough — never ranked last.

  1. 1 Germany DE 4.6/5 Good Averages 4.6 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Germany profile
    The shape of Germany across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.9 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.5 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  2. 2 United Arab Emirates AE 4.6/5 Good Averages 4.6 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United Arab Emirates profile
    The shape of United Arab Emirates across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.6 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.5 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  3. 3 Singapore SG 4.5/5 Good Averages 4.5 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Singapore profile
    The shape of Singapore across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.9 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.5 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  4. 4 Spain ES 4.4/5 Good Averages 4.4 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Spain profile
    The shape of Spain across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.8 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.0 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  5. 5 United Kingdom GB 4.4/5 Good Averages 4.4 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United Kingdom profile
    The shape of United Kingdom across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.6 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.3 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  6. 6 Israel IL 4.3/5 Good Averages 4.3 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Israel profile
    The shape of Israel across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.4 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.8 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  7. 7 Malaysia MY 4.3/5 Good Averages 4.3 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Malaysia profile
    The shape of Malaysia across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.6 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.8 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  8. 8 Thailand TH 4.3/5 Good Averages 4.3 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Thailand profile
    The shape of Thailand across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.3 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.0 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  9. 9 South Korea KR 4.2/5 Good Averages 4.2 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full South Korea profile
    The shape of South Korea across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.6 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.2 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.3 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  10. 10 Turkey TR 4.2/5 Good Averages 4.2 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Turkey profile
    The shape of Turkey across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.5 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.0 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  11. 11 United States US 4.2/5 Good Averages 4.2 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full United States profile
    The shape of United States across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.4 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  12. 12 Japan JP 4.1/5 Good Averages 4.1 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Japan profile
    The shape of Japan across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.6 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.0 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  13. 13 Brazil BR 4.0/5 Good Averages 4.0 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Brazil profile
    The shape of Brazil across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.3 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  14. 14 India IN 4.0/5 Good Averages 4.0 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full India profile
    The shape of India across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.0 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 4.0 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.2 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  15. 15 Colombia CO 3.9/5 Moderate Averages 3.9 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Colombia profile
    The shape of Colombia across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.3 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 4.0 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  16. 16 Hungary HU 3.7/5 Moderate Averages 3.7 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Hungary profile
    The shape of Hungary across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 3.8 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.7 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  17. 17 Mexico MX 3.7/5 Moderate Averages 3.7 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Mexico profile
    The shape of Mexico across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 4.0 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.3 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  18. 18 Jordan JO 3.6/5 Moderate Averages 3.6 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Jordan profile
    The shape of Jordan across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 3.8 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.3 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.7 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2
  19. 19 Poland PL 3.6/5 Moderate Averages 3.6 across 12 of diagnostic services's 12 factors assessed so far. The full Poland profile
    The shape of Poland across Diagnostic Services 4 subcategories
    • Imaging & Screening 3.9 4/4
    • Genetic & Specialized 3.3 3/3
    • Service Factors 3.5 3/3
    • Infrastructure — 2/2

Where the choice turns

The factors that most separate the countries

A high average can hide the factor that actually decides your trip. These are the factors where the assessed countries sit furthest apart — open one to rank the whole field on it.

  1. Diagnostic Cost Savings Service Factors 1.0 5.0 4.0 spread · 19 countries
  2. Genetic Testing Availability Genetic & Specialized 2.0 4.5 2.5 spread · 19 countries
  3. Diagnostic Turnaround Service Factors 2.5 5.0 2.5 spread · 19 countries
  4. Telemedicine Diagnostics Infrastructure 2.0 4.5 2.5 spread · 19 countries
  5. Cancer Screening Quality Imaging & Screening 3.0 5.0 2.0 spread · 19 countries

Drop into a single factor

The 12 factors behind this specialty

Want the comparison sharper than an average? Every factor opens onto its own worldwide country leaderboard. The figure beside each is how many of the 19 countries we have assessed on it.

Imaging & Screening 4 factors

Genetic & Specialized 3 factors

Service Factors 3 factors

Infrastructure 2 factors

The reports

The full country reports under this lens

Each destination we have assessed has a full, cited report — the detailed analysis behind its score. The verdict is free; the report is the depth.

Clinics & providers

The clinics our research names

Named hospitals, clinics and centres cited across these findings — each carrying the specialties our reports record. Follow one to the reports behind it.

References

The sources behind these assessments

The distinct sources cited across these published reports — every finding carries its own citations; this is the union, each linking back to the reports that lean on it.

  1. Untitled source dowgene.koreasme.com Cited in Genetic Testing Availability in South Korea
  2. Untitled source journal.kci.go.kr/kba/archive/articleView?artiId=ART001452809 Cited in Genetic Testing Availability in South Korea
  3. Untitled source resource.npl.co.uk/international_office/countries/pack_th.html Cited in Pathology Quality in Thailand
  4. Untitled source snuheplab.snu.ac.kr Cited in Cardiac Diagnostics in South Korea
  5. Untitled source tkd.org.tr/en Cited in Cardiac Diagnostics in Turkey
  6. Untitled source waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/364 Cited in Cancer Screening Quality in India
  7. Untitled source www.clusterdesalud.com/en/christus-muguerza-hospital Cited in Second Opinion Services in Mexico
  8. Untitled source www.indiahealthcaretourism.com Cited in Executive Health Screening in India
  9. Untitled source www.kedglobal.com/korean-startups/newsView/ked202402070014 Cited in Telemedicine Diagnostics in South Korea
  10. Untitled source www.kmhglobal.com/samsung-medical-center Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea
  11. Untitled source www.labflorida.com/internal/COLA/COLA-LaboratoryAccreditationManual-2013.pdf Cited in Diagnostic Accreditation in United States
  12. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/about/EN05006003.do Cited in Second Opinion Services in South Korea
  13. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDeptView.do?hsp_cd=1&dp_code=IMC Cited in Cardiac Diagnostics in South Korea
  14. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDeptView.do?hsp_cd=1&dp_code=IMH Cited in Second Opinion Services in South Korea
  15. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDoctorList.do?hsp_cd=1&dept_cd=DR Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea
  16. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDoctorList.do?hsp_cd=1&dept_cd=IMC&pageIndex=2 Cited in Cardiac Diagnostics in South Korea
  17. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/find/findDoctorList.do?hsp_cd=2&dept_cd=PEGD Cited in Genetic Testing Availability in South Korea
  18. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/patients/EN02002001.do Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea
  19. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/patients/EN02003004.do Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea
  20. Untitled source www.snuh.org/global/en/patients/EN02003005.do Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea, Executive Health Screening in South Korea
  21. Untitled source 10mag.com/english-speaking-hospitals-and-clinics-in-south-korea Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in South Korea, Second Opinion Services in South Korea
  22. Untitled source 2015medicaltourism.com/specialties/cardiology Cited in Cardiac Diagnostics in Turkey
  23. Untitled source a2la.org/accreditation/clinical-testing Cited in Pathology Quality in United States, Diagnostic Accreditation in United States
  24. Untitled source aboutimi.com/about/acr-accreditation Cited in Advanced Imaging Quality in United States

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