Czech Republic

Czech healthcare is primarily centered around a successful public system that includes a compulsory insurance feature. Alternatively, there is also a private healthcare market in Czechia that is responsible for approximately 16 percent of the market. Thanks to both wings of the market, Czechia has one of the highest doctors per capita rates in all of Europe. Much of Czechia’s developing medical tourism sector is wisely centered around Prague, a beautiful, riverside city that is rich in culture, food, history, art, and architecture that thousands of people want to visit independent of their medical history. Czechia’s medical tourism history is growing its reputation as a health destination primarily around health and beauty offerings – dental and plastic surgery, gastric bypass, and varicose vein treatments, in addition to orthodontics, orthopedics, and fertility treatments.

At No. 15, Czechia is the highest-ranked newcomer in this edition of the MTI, beating out nearby European destinations like Italy and Hungary. It ranks as a top-10 destination in Medical Tourism and Economy & Safety and ranks 16th in both Facilities and Quality of Care.

*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*