Chinese citizens are leaving their homes in search of the best care available or for the care that they desperately need. A market information company found that nearly 483000 people traveled from China for medical tourism in 2015.

Rising wealth, top-heavy population pyramid, NCDs, and cultural factors have fuelled a boom in outbound Chinese medical tourism. Many will use their new-found wealth to take advantage of plastic surgery, dentistry and wellness programs in Korea or Southeast Asia.‍