About Costa Rica

Opportunities and advantages

Medical tourism represents a great business opportunity for Costa Rica; one that is accentuated by the advantages that the country already possesses.

Opportunities for Costa Rica

  • The medical tourist spends on average 5 times more than the vacationing visitor.
  • In 2008, an estimated 25,000 medical tourists traveled to Costa Rica.
  • The United States and Canada are the main source of Costa Rica’s medical tourists.
  • The average stay of medical tourists who come to Costa Rica is 11 days.
  • The most common medical services provided to medical tourists are:
    • Dental work – 36%
    • Surgeries – 22%
    • Medical treatments – 14%
    • Aesthetic surgeries – 12%

 

 

 

Cut medical & dental costs up to 70% and still get better and safer attention than home

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