Best Specialized APAC Hospitals 2024

Best Specialized Asia Pacific Hospitals 2024

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is one of the most diverse and economically dynamic areas on Earth. Its inhabitants comprise about 60 percent of the global population with 4.7 billion people.

Many of those countries are home to aging populations.

A report released in February from global data intelligence platform Statista found that about 40 percent of the individuals in South Korea and Japan are predicted to be age 65 or older by 2050. Given that, it makes sense that spending on precision medical treatment in the region is expected to increase substantially in the years ahead, from $8.32 billion in 2022 to an estimated $18.2 billion in 2027, according to banking giant HSBC, which also put out a report in February, one showing a "strong potential for growth" in the APAC health care industry.

To help patients navigate the increasingly in-demand medical services in APAC countries, Newsweek has partnered with Statista for the second annual Best Specialized Asia Pacific Hospitals ranking. The list recognizes the leading medical facilities in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Ranked hospitals represent nine key areas of expertise: cardiac surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics and pulmonology.

Receiving specialized care at a top-ranked institution makes a crucial difference in a patient's life. Especially in a region where people with advanced age will soon make up such a large share of the population, knowing where to seek treatment could be an invaluable resource.

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1
Cardiac Surgery
Bunkyo
Japan
2
Cardiac Surgery
Suita
Japan
3
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
4
Cardiac Surgery
Tokyo
Japan
5
Cardiac Surgery
Parkville
Australia
6
Cardiac Surgery
Darlinghurst
Australia
7
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
8
Cardiac Surgery
Suita
Japan
9
Cardiac Surgery
New Delhi
India
10
Cardiac Surgery
Chermside
Australia
11
Cardiac Surgery
Shinjuku
Japan
12
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
13
Cardiac Surgery
Chuo
Japan
14
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
15
Cardiac Surgery
Camperdown
Australia
16
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
17
Cardiac Surgery
Clayton
Australia
18
Cardiac Surgery
Bengaluru
India
19
Cardiac Surgery
Bunkyo
Japan
20
Cardiac Surgery
Shinjuku
Japan
21
Cardiac Surgery
Seongnam
South Korea
22
Cardiac Surgery
Heidelberg
Australia
23
Cardiac Surgery
New Delhi
India
24
Cardiac Surgery
Melbourne
Australia
25
Cardiac Surgery
Sakyo
Japan
26
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
27
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
28
Cardiac Surgery
Bangkok
Thailand
29
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
30
Cardiac Surgery
Chennai
India
31
Cardiac Surgery
Sapporo
Japan
33
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
34
Cardiac Surgery
Taipei
Taiwan
35
Cardiac Surgery
Gurugram
India
36
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
37
Cardiac Surgery
Taipei
Taiwan
38
Cardiac Surgery
Chandigarh
India
39
Cardiac Surgery
Kurashiki
Japan
40
Cardiac Surgery
Vellore
India
41
Cardiac Surgery
Bangkok
Thailand
42
Cardiac Surgery
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
43
Cardiac Surgery
Taichung
Taiwan
44
Cardiac Surgery
Tiruchirappalli
India
45
Cardiac Surgery
Kamakura
Japan
46
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
47
Cardiac Surgery
Nagar
India
48
Cardiac Surgery
Kamogawa
Japan
49
Cardiac Surgery
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
50
Cardiac Surgery
New Delhi
India
51
Cardiac Surgery
Nagoya
Japan
52
Cardiac Surgery
Westmead
Australia
53
Cardiac Surgery
George Town
Malaysia
54
Cardiac Surgery
Woolloongabba
Australia
55
Cardiac Surgery
New Delhi
India
56
Cardiac Surgery
Nagoya
Japan
57
Cardiac Surgery
Bengaluru
India
58
Cardiac Surgery
Fitzroy
Australia
59
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
60
Cardiac Surgery
Mumbai
India
61
Cardiac Surgery
Seoul
South Korea
62
Cardiac Surgery
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
63
Cardiac Surgery
Singapore
Singapore
64
Cardiac Surgery
Suwon
South Korea
65
Cardiac Surgery
Mumbai
India
66
Cardiac Surgery
Taoyuan
Taiwan
67
Cardiac Surgery
Southport
Australia
68
Cardiac Surgery
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
69
Cardiac Surgery
Ansan
South Korea
70
Cardiac Surgery
Wahroonga
Australia
71
Cardiac Surgery
Kuching
Malaysia
72
Cardiac Surgery
Taipei
Taiwan
73
Cardiac Surgery
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
74
Cardiac Surgery
Shah Alam
Malaysia
75
Cardiac Surgery
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
1
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
2
Cardiology
Suita
Japan
3
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
4
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
5
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
6
Cardiology
Chermside
Australia
7
Cardiology
Tokyo
Japan
8
Cardiology
Bunkyo
Japan
9
Cardiology
Camperdown
Australia
10
Cardiology
Sakyo
Japan
11
Cardiology
Suita
Japan
12
Cardiology
Clayton
Australia
13
Cardiology
Melbourne
Australia
14
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
15
Cardiology
Parkville
Australia
16
Cardiology
New Delhi
India
17
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
18
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
19
Cardiology
Bangkok
Thailand
20
Cardiology
Chennai
India
21
Cardiology
Shinjuku
Japan
22
Cardiology
Gurugram
India
23
Cardiology
New Delhi
India
24
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
25
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
26
Cardiology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
27
Cardiology
Taipei
Taiwan
28
Cardiology
Kurashiki
Japan
29
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
30
Cardiology
Darlinghurst
Australia
31
Cardiology
Bengaluru
India
32
Cardiology
Seongnam
South Korea
33
Cardiology
Westmead
Australia
34
Cardiology
Kamakura
Japan
35
Cardiology
Heidelberg
Australia
36
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
37
Cardiology
Chandigarh
India
38
Cardiology
Shinjuku
Japan
39
Cardiology
Chuo
Japan
40
Cardiology
Kobe
Japan
41
Cardiology
Higashi
Japan
42
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
43
Cardiology
Bunkyo
Japan
44
Cardiology
Vellore
India
45
Cardiology
Herston
Australia
46
Cardiology
Sapporo
Japan
47
Cardiology
Kuching
Malaysia
48
Cardiology
Melaka
Malaysia
49
Cardiology
Chiba
Japan
50
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
51
Cardiology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
52
Cardiology
Seoul
South Korea
53
Cardiology
Wahroonga
Australia
54
Cardiology
Shibuya
Japan
55
Cardiology
Kochi
India
56
Cardiology
Navi Mumbai
India
57
Cardiology
Auchenflower
Australia
58
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
59
Cardiology
Mumbai
India
60
Cardiology
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
61
Cardiology
George Town
Malaysia
62
Cardiology
Hyderabad
India
63
Cardiology
Taipei
Taiwan
64
Cardiology
Fitzroy
Australia
65
Cardiology
Amritsar
India
66
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
67
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
68
Cardiology
Kamogawa
Japan
69
Cardiology
Mumbai
India
70
Cardiology
Perth
Australia
71
Cardiology
Toyohashi
Japan
72
Cardiology
George Town
Malaysia
73
Cardiology
Parkville
Australia
74
Cardiology
Mumbai
India
75
Cardiology
Darlinghurst
Australia
76
Cardiology
Randwick
Australia
77
Cardiology
Mumbai
India
78
Cardiology
Osaka
Japan
79
Cardiology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
80
Cardiology
Mumbai
India
81
Cardiology
Bangkok
Thailand
82
Cardiology
Bangkok
Thailand
83
Cardiology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
84
Cardiology
Singapore
Singapore
85
Cardiology
Murdoch
Australia
86
Cardiology
Cuttack
India
87
Cardiology
Nagar
India
88
Cardiology
New Delhi
India
89
Cardiology
Minato
Japan
90
Cardiology
Taoyuan
Taiwan
91
Cardiology
Nagahama
Japan
92
Cardiology
Concord
Australia
93
Cardiology
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
94
Cardiology
Ansan
South Korea
95
Cardiology
Ahmedabad
India
96
Cardiology
Suwon
South Korea
97
Cardiology
Woolloongabba
Australia
98
Cardiology
Taichung
Taiwan
99
Cardiology
Bunkyo
Japan
100
Cardiology
New Delhi
India
1
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
2
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
3
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
4
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
5
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
6
Endocrinology
Sakyo
Japan
7
Endocrinology
Bunkyo
Japan
8
Endocrinology
Parkville
Australia
9
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
10
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
11
Endocrinology
Kyoto
Japan
12
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
13
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
14
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
15
Endocrinology
Camperdown
Australia
16
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
17
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
18
Endocrinology
Suwon
South Korea
19
Endocrinology
Nagoya
Japan
20
Endocrinology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
21
Endocrinology
Jeonju
South Korea
22
Endocrinology
New Delhi
India
23
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
24
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
25
Endocrinology
Melbourne
Australia
26
Endocrinology
Herston
Australia
27
Endocrinology
Higashi
Japan
28
Endocrinology
Gurugram
India
29
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
30
Endocrinology
Suita
Japan
31
Endocrinology
Seongnam
South Korea
32
Endocrinology
Fitzroy
Australia
33
Endocrinology
St Leonards
Australia
34
Endocrinology
Taoyuan
Taiwan
35
Endocrinology
Heidelberg
Australia
36
Endocrinology
Bunkyo
Japan
37
Endocrinology
Shinjuku
Japan
38
Endocrinology
Adelaide
Australia
39
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
40
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
41
Endocrinology
Westmead
Australia
42
Endocrinology
Taipei
Taiwan
43
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
44
Endocrinology
Ampang
Malaysia
45
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
46
Endocrinology
Sendai
Japan
47
Endocrinology
Ipoh
Malaysia
48
Endocrinology
Taipei
Taiwan
49
Endocrinology
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
50
Endocrinology
Incheon Metropolitan City
South Korea
51
Endocrinology
Bangkok
Thailand
52
Endocrinology
Chennai
India
53
Endocrinology
Bangkok
Thailand
54
Endocrinology
Minato
Japan
55
Endocrinology
Melaka
Malaysia
56
Endocrinology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
57
Endocrinology
Seoul
South Korea
58
Endocrinology
Tokyo
Japan
59
Endocrinology
Bangkok
Thailand
60
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
61
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
62
Endocrinology
Kamogawa
Japan
63
Endocrinology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
64
Endocrinology
Taichung
Taiwan
65
Endocrinology
Nedlands
Australia
66
Endocrinology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
67
Endocrinology
Vellore
India
68
Endocrinology
George Town
Malaysia
69
Endocrinology
Singapore
Singapore
70
Endocrinology
Kolkata
India
71
Endocrinology
Daejeon
South Korea
72
Endocrinology
Chandigarh
India
73
Endocrinology
Darlinghurst
Australia
74
Endocrinology
Tokyo
Japan
75
Endocrinology
Mumbai
India
1
Neurology
Bunkyo
Japan
2
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
3
Neurology
Bunkyo
Japan
4
Neurology
Parkville
Australia
5
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
6
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
7
Neurology
Sakyo
Japan
8
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
9
Neurology
Seongnam
South Korea
10
Neurology
Nagoya
Japan
11
Neurology
Camperdown
Australia
12
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
13
Neurology
New Delhi
India
14
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
15
Neurology
Tokyo
Japan
16
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
17
Neurology
Melbourne
Australia
18
Neurology
Taipei
Taiwan
19
Neurology
Yonago
Japan
20
Neurology
Chuo
Japan
21
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
22
Neurology
Vellore
India
23
Neurology
Taipei
Taiwan
24
Neurology
Heidelberg
Australia
25
Neurology
Randwick
Australia
26
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
27
Neurology
Shinjuku
Japan
28
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
29
Neurology
Higashi
Japan
30
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
31
Neurology
Chandigarh
India
32
Neurology
Suita
Japan
33
Neurology
Suwon
South Korea
34
Neurology
Gurugram
India
35
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
36
Neurology
Bengaluru
India
37
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
38
Neurology
Chiba
Japan
39
Neurology
Perth
Australia
40
Neurology
Ampang
Malaysia
41
Neurology
Shinjuku
Japan
42
Neurology
Nedlands
Australia
43
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
44
Neurology
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
45
Neurology
Shibuya
Japan
46
Neurology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
47
Neurology
Westmead
Australia
48
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
49
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
50
Neurology
Singapore
Singapore
51
Neurology
Mumbai
India
52
Neurology
Liverpool
Australia
53
Neurology
Bangkok
Thailand
54
Neurology
Herston
Australia
55
Neurology
Gurugram
India
56
Neurology
Clayton
Australia
57
Neurology
Mumbai
India
58
Neurology
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
59
Neurology
Fitzroy
Australia
60
Neurology
Mumbai
India
61
Neurology
Kamogawa
Japan
62
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
63
Neurology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
64
Neurology
Okayama
Japan
65
Neurology
Sapporo
Japan
66
Neurology
Bangkok
Thailand
67
Neurology
Taipei
Taiwan
68
Neurology
Puchong
Malaysia
69
Neurology
Concord
Australia
70
Neurology
Melaka
Malaysia
71
Neurology
Chennai
India
72
Neurology
Seoul
South Korea
73
Neurology
Mumbai
India
74
Neurology
Taoyuan
Taiwan
75
Neurology
Southport
Australia
1
Neurosurgery
Bunkyo
Japan
2
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
3
Neurosurgery
Sakyo
Japan
4
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
5
Neurosurgery
Parkville
Australia
6
Neurosurgery
New Delhi
India
7
Neurosurgery
Bunkyo
Japan
8
Neurosurgery
Nagoya
Japan
9
Neurosurgery
Shinjuku
Japan
11
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
12
Neurosurgery
Suita
Japan
13
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
14
Neurosurgery
Camperdown
Australia
15
Neurosurgery
Sapporo
Japan
16
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
17
Neurosurgery
Melbourne
Australia
18
Neurosurgery
Sendai
Japan
19
Neurosurgery
Gurugram
India
20
Neurosurgery
Niigata
Japan
21
Neurosurgery
Chandigarh
India
22
Neurosurgery
Chennai
India
23
Neurosurgery
Bunkyo
Japan
24
Neurosurgery
St Leonards
Australia
25
Neurosurgery
Chuo
Japan
26
Neurosurgery
Kamogawa
Japan
27
Neurosurgery
Singapore
Singapore
28
Neurosurgery
Chiba
Japan
29
Neurosurgery
Tokyo
Japan
30
Neurosurgery
Higashi
Japan
31
Neurosurgery
Shinjuku
Japan
32
Neurosurgery
Minato
Japan
33
Neurosurgery
Seongnam
South Korea
34
Neurosurgery
Yonago
Japan
35
Neurosurgery
Tokyo
Japan
36
Neurosurgery
Taipei
Taiwan
37
Neurosurgery
Liverpool
Australia
38
Neurosurgery
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
39
Neurosurgery
Singapore
Singapore
40
Neurosurgery
Bengaluru
India
41
Neurosurgery
Bangkok
Thailand
42
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
43
Neurosurgery
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
44
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
45
Neurosurgery
Singapore
Singapore
46
Neurosurgery
Singapore
Singapore
47
Neurosurgery
Heidelberg
Australia
48
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
49
Neurosurgery
Taipei
Taiwan
50
Neurosurgery
Nedlands
Australia
51
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
52
Neurosurgery
Tokyo
Japan
53
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
54
Neurosurgery
Vellore
India
55
Neurosurgery
Mumbai
India
56
Neurosurgery
Nagoya
Japan
57
Neurosurgery
Singapore
Singapore
58
Neurosurgery
Thiruvananthapuram
India
59
Neurosurgery
Suwon
South Korea
60
Neurosurgery
Randwick
Australia
61
Neurosurgery
Kurashiki
Japan
62
Neurosurgery
Taoyuan
Taiwan
63
Neurosurgery
Bangkok
Thailand
64
Neurosurgery
Fitzroy
Australia
65
Neurosurgery
Minato
Japan
66
Neurosurgery
Mumbai
India
67
Neurosurgery
Seoul
South Korea
68
Neurosurgery
Darlinghurst
Australia
69
Neurosurgery
Clayton
Australia
70
Neurosurgery
Tokyo
Japan
71
Neurosurgery
Minato
Japan
72
Neurosurgery
Okayama
Japan
73
Neurosurgery
Suita
Japan
74
Neurosurgery
Bunkyo
Japan
75
Neurosurgery
Westmead
Australia
1
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
2
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
3
Oncology
Tokyo
Japan
4
Oncology
Melbourne
Australia
5
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
6
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
7
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
8
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
9
Oncology
Shinjuku
Japan
10
Oncology
Tokyo
Japan
11
Oncology
Bunkyo
Japan
12
Oncology
Mumbai
India
13
Oncology
Seongnam
South Korea
14
Oncology
Goyang City
South Korea
15
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
16
Oncology
Kashiwa
Japan
17
Oncology
Sakyo
Japan
18
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
19
Oncology
Taipei
Taiwan
20
Oncology
Herston
Australia
21
Oncology
Camperdown
Australia
22
Oncology
Chennai
India
23
Oncology
Heidelberg
Australia
24
Oncology
New Delhi
India
25
Oncology
Chuo
Japan
26
Oncology
Sapporo
Japan
27
Oncology
Nagaizumi
Japan
28
Oncology
Sendai
Japan
29
Oncology
Suita
Japan
30
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
31
Oncology
Chiba
Japan
32
Oncology
Shinjuku
Japan
33
Oncology
Westmead
Australia
34
Oncology
Hwasun
South Korea
35
Oncology
Higashi
Japan
36
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
37
Oncology
Nagoya
Japan
38
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
39
Oncology
Fukuoka
Japan
40
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
41
Oncology
Bunkyo
Japan
42
Oncology
Osaka
Japan
43
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
44
Oncology
Parkville
Australia
45
Oncology
Taoyuan
Taiwan
46
Oncology
Chennai
India
47
Oncology
Okayama
Japan
48
Oncology
Suwon
South Korea
49
Oncology
Taipei
Taiwan
50
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
51
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
52
Oncology
St Leonards
Australia
53
Oncology
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
54
Oncology
Melbourne
Australia
55
Oncology
Taipei
Taiwan
56
Oncology
Vellore
India
57
Oncology
Woolloongabba
Australia
58
Oncology
Gurugram
India
59
Oncology
Wahroonga
Australia
60
Oncology
Osaka
Japan
61
Oncology
Kota Jakarta Selatan
Indonesia
62
Oncology
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
63
Oncology
Delhi
India
64
Oncology
Concord
Australia
65
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
66
Oncology
Melaka
Malaysia
67
Oncology
Bangkok
Thailand
68
Oncology
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
69
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
70
Oncology
Darlinghurst
Australia
71
Oncology
Clayton
Australia
72
Oncology
Mumbai
India
73
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
74
Oncology
Seoul
South Korea
75
Oncology
Randwick
Australia
76
Oncology
Ampang
Malaysia
77
Oncology
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
78
Oncology
Kota Jakarta Barat
Indonesia
79
Oncology
Gwangju
South Korea
80
Oncology
Taichung
Taiwan
81
Oncology
Osaka
Japan
82
Oncology
Tokyo
Japan
83
Oncology
Cheras
Malaysia
84
Oncology
Nagakute
Japan
85
Oncology
Ansan
South Korea
86
Oncology
Kamogawa
Japan
87
Oncology
Bedford Park
Australia
88
Oncology
Darlinghurst
Australia
89
Oncology
Kyoto
Japan
90
Oncology
Tainan
Taiwan
91
Oncology
Taipei
Taiwan
92
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
93
Oncology
Adelaide
Australia
94
Oncology
New Delhi
India
95
Oncology
Bangkok
Thailand
96
Oncology
Chandigarh
India
97
Oncology
Nagar
India
98
Oncology
Liverpool
Australia
99
Oncology
New Delhi
India
100
Oncology
Singapore
Singapore
1
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
2
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
3
Orthopedics
Bunkyo
Japan
4
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
5
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
6
Orthopedics
Parkville
Australia
7
Orthopedics
Camperdown
Australia
8
Orthopedics
Suita
Japan
9
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
10
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
11
Orthopedics
Sakyo
Japan
12
Orthopedics
Adelaide
Australia
13
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
14
Orthopedics
Darlinghurst
Australia
15
Orthopedics
Osaka
Japan
16
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
17
Orthopedics
Perth
Australia
18
Orthopedics
Taipei
Taiwan
19
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
20
Orthopedics
New Delhi
India
21
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
22
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
23
Orthopedics
Seongnam
South Korea
24
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
25
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
26
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
27
Orthopedics
Gurugram
India
28
Orthopedics
Shinjuku
Japan
29
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
30
Orthopedics
Chandigarh
India
31
Orthopedics
Taipei
Taiwan
32
Orthopedics
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
33
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
34
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
35
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
36
Orthopedics
George Town
Malaysia
37
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
38
Orthopedics
Kashihara
Japan
39
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
40
Orthopedics
Mumbai
India
41
Orthopedics
Tokyo
Japan
42
Orthopedics
George Town
Malaysia
43
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
44
Orthopedics
Taoyuan
Taiwan
45
Orthopedics
Mumbai
India
46
Orthopedics
Singapore
Singapore
47
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
48
Orthopedics
Bunkyo
Japan
49
Orthopedics
Fitzroy
Australia
50
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
51
Orthopedics
Kota Tangerang Selatan
Indonesia
52
Orthopedics
George Town
Malaysia
53
Orthopedics
Bella Vista
Australia
54
Orthopedics
New Delhi
India
55
Orthopedics
Melbourne
Australia
56
Orthopedics
New Delhi
India
57
Orthopedics
Mumbai
India
58
Orthopedics
Parkville
Australia
59
Orthopedics
Ansan
South Korea
60
Orthopedics
St Leonards
Australia
61
Orthopedics
Gwangju
South Korea
62
Orthopedics
Nedlands
Australia
63
Orthopedics
Bunkyo
Japan
64
Orthopedics
Kota Jakarta Pusat
Indonesia
65
Orthopedics
Cheonan
South Korea
66
Orthopedics
Seoul
South Korea
67
Orthopedics
Kota Jakarta Barat
Indonesia
68
Orthopedics
Nagakute
Japan
69
Orthopedics
Okayama
Japan
70
Orthopedics
Chiba
Japan
71
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
72
Orthopedics
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
73
Orthopedics
Mumbai
India
74
Orthopedics
Kota Jakarta Pusat
Indonesia
75
Orthopedics
Bangkok
Thailand
1
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
2
Pediatrics
Parkville
Australia
3
Pediatrics
Tokyo
Japan
4
Pediatrics
South Brisbane
Australia
5
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
6
Pediatrics
Randwick
Australia
7
Pediatrics
New Delhi
India
8
Pediatrics
New Delhi
India
9
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
10
Pediatrics
Westmead
Australia
11
Pediatrics
Bunkyo
Japan
12
Pediatrics
Chennai
India
13
Pediatrics
Yokohama
Japan
14
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
15
Pediatrics
Vellore
India
16
Pediatrics
Taipei
Taiwan
17
Pediatrics
Shinjuku
Japan
18
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
19
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
20
Pediatrics
Tokyo
Japan
21
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
22
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
23
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
24
Pediatrics
Osaka
Japan
25
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
26
Pediatrics
Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
27
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
28
Pediatrics
Clayton
Australia
29
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
30
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
31
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
32
Pediatrics
Nagoya
Japan
33
Pediatrics
Suita
Japan
34
Pediatrics
Shizuoka
Japan
35
Pediatrics
Subang Jaya
Malaysia
36
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
37
Pediatrics
New Lambton
Australia
38
Pediatrics
Suwon
South Korea
39
Pediatrics
Nedlands
Australia
40
Pediatrics
Daejeon
South Korea
41
Pediatrics
Hyderabad
India
42
Pediatrics
Incheon Metropolitan City
South Korea
43
Pediatrics
Higashi
Japan
44
Pediatrics
Uruma
Japan
45
Pediatrics
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
46
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
47
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
48
Pediatrics
North Adelaide
Australia
49
Pediatrics
Shinjuku
Japan
50
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
51
Pediatrics
Bunkyo
Japan
52
Pediatrics
Sapporo
Japan
53
Pediatrics
Shah Alam
Malaysia
54
Pediatrics
Ansan
South Korea
55
Pediatrics
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
56
Pediatrics
Hiroshima
Japan
57
Pediatrics
South Brisbane
Australia
58
Pediatrics
Taipei
Taiwan
59
Pediatrics
Hyderabad
India
60
Pediatrics
Daegu Metropolitan City
South Korea
61
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
62
Pediatrics
Heidelberg
Australia
63
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
64
Pediatrics
South Brisbane
Australia
65
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
66
Pediatrics
Daegu Metropolitan City
South Korea
67
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
68
Pediatrics
Southport
Australia
69
Pediatrics
Busan
South Korea
70
Pediatrics
Chuo
Japan
71
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
72
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
73
Pediatrics
Ampang
Malaysia
74
Pediatrics
Akita
Japan
75
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
76
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
77
Pediatrics
Sakyo
Japan
78
Pediatrics
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
79
Pediatrics
Singapore
Singapore
80
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
81
Pediatrics
Gwangju
South Korea
82
Pediatrics
Jeonju
South Korea
83
Pediatrics
Chandigarh
India
84
Pediatrics
Busan
South Korea
85
Pediatrics
Gurugram
India
86
Pediatrics
Osaka
Japan
87
Pediatrics
Camperdown
Australia
88
Pediatrics
Hyderabad
India
89
Pediatrics
Seoul
South Korea
90
Pediatrics
New Delhi
India
91
Pediatrics
Incheon Metropolitan City
South Korea
92
Pediatrics
Anyang City
South Korea
93
Pediatrics
Mumbai
India
94
Pediatrics
Sendai
Japan
95
Pediatrics
Nagar
India
96
Pediatrics
Bengaluru
India
97
Pediatrics
Adelaide
Australia
98
Pediatrics
Bangkok
Thailand
99
Pediatrics
Taichung
Taiwan
100
Pediatrics
Mumbai
India
1
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
2
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
3
Pulmonology
Bunkyo
Japan
4
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
5
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
6
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
7
Pulmonology
Camperdown
Australia
8
Pulmonology
Melbourne
Australia
9
Pulmonology
Incheon Metropolitan City
South Korea
10
Pulmonology
Shinjuku
Japan
11
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
12
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
13
Pulmonology
Sakyo
Japan
14
Pulmonology
Parkville
Australia
15
Pulmonology
New Delhi
India
16
Pulmonology
Suwon
South Korea
17
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
18
Pulmonology
Chuo
Japan
19
Pulmonology
Heidelberg
Australia
20
Pulmonology
New Delhi
India
21
Pulmonology
Nagoya
Japan
22
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
23
Pulmonology
Minato
Japan
24
Pulmonology
Nagakute
Japan
25
Pulmonology
Suita
Japan
26
Pulmonology
Seongnam
South Korea
27
Pulmonology
Aichi
Japan
28
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
29
Pulmonology
Shinjuku
Japan
30
Pulmonology
Busan
South Korea
31
Pulmonology
Murdoch
Australia
32
Pulmonology
Bunkyo
Japan
33
Pulmonology
Kamogawa
Japan
34
Pulmonology
Mumbai
India
35
Pulmonology
Tokyo
Japan
36
Pulmonology
Gurugram
India
37
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
38
Pulmonology
Yokohama
Japan
39
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
40
Pulmonology
Ansan
South Korea
41
Pulmonology
Daejeon
South Korea
42
Pulmonology
Kawasaki
Japan
43
Pulmonology
Mumbai
India
44
Pulmonology
Higashi
Japan
45
Pulmonology
Chandigarh
India
46
Pulmonology
Shibuya
Japan
47
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
48
Pulmonology
Kurashiki
Japan
49
Pulmonology
Fukuoka
Japan
50
Pulmonology
Kobe
Japan
51
Pulmonology
Osaka
Japan
52
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
53
Pulmonology
Takatsuki
Japan
54
Pulmonology
Komaki
Japan
55
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
56
Pulmonology
Kobe
Japan
57
Pulmonology
Bangkok
Thailand
58
Pulmonology
Darlinghurst
Australia
59
Pulmonology
Mumbai
India
60
Pulmonology
Kawasaki
Japan
61
Pulmonology
Singapore
Singapore
62
Pulmonology
New Delhi
India
63
Pulmonology
Hyderabad
India
64
Pulmonology
Taipei
Taiwan
65
Pulmonology
Bangkok
Thailand
66
Pulmonology
Chermside
Australia
67
Pulmonology
St Leonards
Australia
68
Pulmonology
Fitzroy
Australia
69
Pulmonology
Sapporo
Japan
70
Pulmonology
Nagar
India
71
Pulmonology
Seoul
South Korea
72
Pulmonology
George Town
Malaysia
73
Pulmonology
Nedlands
Australia
74
Pulmonology
Clayton
Australia
75
Pulmonology
Mumbai
India

Note: As with all our rankings, Best Specialized hospitals Asia-Pacific 2024 is continually updated based on available information. We have deleted one hospital from this list.

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METHODOLOGY

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has become the fastest-growing destination for healthcare investment. In recent years, hospitals in the APAC region are thriving on increasing specialization and technological advances in key medical fields.

To provide patients with a comprehensive resource for informed decision making, Statista and Newsweek have partnered for the second time to award the leading hospitals in the APAC region, encompassing the countries Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The ranking awards hospitals in nine medical fields: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics and Pulmonology. List lengths vary between these nine medical fields: top 100 hospitals for Cardiology, Oncology and Pediatrics, and top 75 hospitals for Cardiac Surgery, Endocrinology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology.

The underlying data analysis is based on three data sources:

1. International online survey

From February to April 2024 medical professionals (e.g. medical doctors, nurses, physician assistants and therapists) as well as staff working in the management/administration in the countries of the designated APAC region were asked to recommend hospitals in their own field of expertise and in a secondary medical field. Participants were asked to recommend hospitals in their own country as well as internationally. Recommendations for their own employer/hospital were not allowed.

The analysis of the primary and secondary recommendations of the nine medical fields was used to determine the reputation score.

2. Certifications

Several Joint Commission International (JCI) certifications, relevant to specific medical fields, were included in the scoring analysis. Examples of certifications are "Acute Ischemic Stroke", "Breast Cancer" and "Low Back Pain".

Hospitals received 5% towards their total score if they had a JCI certification.

3. Statista PROMS Implementation survey

For the first time, a PROMs implementation score has been included in the scoring model of the Best Specialized Hospitals Asia Pacific project. Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are defined as standardized, validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of their functional well-being and quality of life. In fall/winter of 2023, Newsweek and Statista conducted the voluntary PROMs implementation survey to determine the status quo of PROMs implementation, audits and reporting of the data, and whether the PROMs data is used to optimize care process and support therapeutic decisions in real-time.

Scores were calculated for each hospital in each of the three categories and weighted accordingly: International recommendations (56.5%, consisting of 70% recommendations from peers for primary medical field and 30% recommendations from peers for secondary medical field), national recommendations (35%), certifications (5%) and PROMs (3.5%).

Hospitals specializing in multiple medical fields received specific recommendation scores for each respective medical field. Therefore, one hospital can be represented in more than one list if it receives enough recommendations in each medical field.

Disclaimer: The rankings are comprised exclusively of hospitals that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last 12 months. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period April 30, 2023 – April 30, 2024, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations.

The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about hospitals or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of hospitals that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Download the full methodology here.