India placed third in the Ipsos Health Service Report 2026, which asks people how they rate their own healthcare, behind Malaysia and Singapore.

In India, 68 percent rate the quality of care available to them positively, and 64 percent trust the system to give them the best treatment.

Vietnam, Australia and the Netherlands came fourth to sixth, and Thailand, South Korea, Spain and South Africa completed the top ten.

The index measures perception, not clinical outcomes: how easy it is to see a doctor, trust in the system and whether care is improving.

About 73 percent of Indians said booking a doctor's appointment was not hard, and 81 percent said getting to a pharmacy was easy.

More than half, 54 percent, expect local healthcare to improve in the coming years. The global average is 31 percent.

Cost is the weak spot. About 74 percent said many people in India cannot afford healthcare, and 42 percent named high costs as the biggest problem.

Ipsos, the Paris-based market research firm, released the report on October 16 as part of its annual health service series.

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