India achieves 8th rank for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries; Australia tops: EIU Report

India has been ranked at eighth position among 10 Asia-Pacific countries for cancer preparedness, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report titled “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”.
The report is based on the findings from the EIU’s Index of Cancer Preparedness.
India stood 8th with an overall score of 51.6 out of 100, which is below the regional average of 66.5.
Australia (92.4) has topped the regional list, followed by South Korea (83.4) and Malaysia (80.3).
The 10 Asia-Pacific countries in the list are Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Vietnam (44.5) and the Philippines (42.6) are the only nations behind India.