Explanation:

• 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).