Ipsos Quality of Care Perception Index 2026: India Ranks 3rd, and Malaysia Ranks 1st in Healthcare Quality

Ipsos, a global market research company, has released its Quality of Care Perception Index 2026. The index ranks 32 countries by how their citizens view the healthcare they receive. India secured the third position, behind Malaysia and Singapore.

What is the Ipsos Quality of Care Perception Index 2026?

The Ipsos Quality of Care Perception Index is a ranking built on public opinion. It shows how people in different countries feel about their own healthcare systems. Ipsos pointed out that many countries are dealing with long waiting times, shortage of healthcare workers and falling public confidence. In this situation, India stood out because its citizens showed strong trust, a sense of easy access and hopeful views about healthcare.

What is Measured by the Ipsos Index 2026?

The index looks at how citizens judge the quality of care, how much they trust it, how accessible it is and how optimistic they feel about it.

India’s Performance

• 68% of Indians rate the quality of healthcare in the country positively.
• 64% trust the quality of care they receive.

Main Challenge for India

Ipsos said affordability remains India’s biggest healthcare concern, even though perception of quality is strong.

Top 10 Countries in Quality of Care Perception Index 2026 

Here is the complete list of the top 10 countries with the best healthcare quality

1 - Malaysia

2 - Singapore

3 - India

4 - Vietnam

5 - Australia

6 - Netherlands

7 - Thailand

8 - South Korea

9 - Spain

10  - South Africa

Methodology Used in Ipsos Quality of Care Perception Index 2026

Survey Details

Ipsos ran the survey on its online platform in 32 countries between 13 July and 7 August 2026. It interviewed 22,528 adults in total.

Sample Size

• About 1,000 people were surveyed in each of 13 countries, including India, the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Great Britain.
• About 500 people were surveyed in each of 19 countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, South Africa and Indonesia.

Global Average

The global country average is the simple average of results from all surveyed markets. It is not adjusted for the population size of each country.