Consumer Health

In 2023, overall vitamins is expected to maintain current value growth, although volume sales are set to turn to decline. However, this is unlikely to be part of a larger trend, as a return to growth is expected in the forecast period. It is more…

In 2023, weight management and wellbeing is set to see continued retail volume and current value growth. The positive performance of the category is expected to be triggered by several factors. For instance, based on the latest data released by the…

Wound care is set to see slow retail volume growth in 2023, along with slightly higher current value growth. Local consumers tend to use sticking plasters as a first recourse for treating slight punctures, cuts, and other wounds. Some parents carry…

Analgesics is projected to continue to post fast retail volume growth over 2023. The potential for even higher growth is restricted by many households retaining stocks of analgesics purchased during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. One clear…

In 2023, Cambodia seems to have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, consumer health demand is rising due to modernisation, urbanisation, and health risks from harmful chemicals. Nonetheless, challenges still exist, such as external…

In general, consumer health in Kazakhstan is performing well towards the end of the review period. However, high inflation, increases in the costs of raw materials for the production of medicines and changed or disrupted logistics/supply routes have…

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is experiencing a level of stabilisation in 2023. Following strong retail volume growth in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, almost all categories are projected to see slower retail volume…

Over 2023, dermatologicals is expected to see fast retail current value growth across categories, supported by rising prices amid a highly inflationary climate. In retail volume terms, growth is set to be positive, if more moderate than in current…

Dietary Supplements in Kazakhstan remains an attractive proposition for manufacturers and distributors in 2023, as their prices are not regulated by the Tariff Regulatory Authority. Dietary supplements continues to grow healthily in retail volume and…

Over 2023, digestive remedies is projected to see good retail volume growth and faster retail current value sales, supported by inflationary pressure on prices. The heightened stress and anxiety and a tendency among some consumers to overeat or fall…

Herbal/traditional products is a quite stable category in Kazakhstan, with no dramatic developments. However, drugs for the treatment of the genitourinary system, antitussives and liver and throat are being sold more widely and actively in the…

In 2023, paediatric consumer health is set to continue to perform well, with all categories projected to post fast retail current value growth, supported by high inflationary pressure on prices, and almost all categories expected to post further…

Sports nutrition continues to recover from the slump in retail volume and current value sales in 2020, caused by the closure of gyms and lockdowns, home seclusion and social distancing measures to stem the tide of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…

Overall, vitamins is expected to see a further decline in retail volume sales, as well as a drop in retail current value sales, due to the struggles of multivitamins, over 2023. As the huge positive impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,…

Kazakhstani consumers became more prone to gaining weight over 2020-2021 as a result of dietary changes and reduced levels of physical activity during lockdowns, social distancing and remote working. Since then, many people sought to quickly lose the…

After a brief rebound in 2022, overall retail volume sales of wound care are projected to resume their downward trajectory over 2023. Demand is generally supported by relatively inexpensive pricing for these products, and the rebound was mainly due…

In 2023, health sensitivities among consumers in Laos, due to local diet and weather, have led to increased demand for consumer health products. Likewise, the prevalence of self-medication persists due to limited hospital access, leading consumers to…

Consumers are increasingly adopting a preventative approach to maintaining good health, which continues to drive interest in vitamins and dietary supplements in 2023. Established brands continue to dominate sales as brand loyalty is relatively high…

In 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has lost some of its disruptive potency; however, analgesic sales in Azerbaijan are ticking upwards in value terms (with the exception of adult aspirin). Value sales are being pushed by Azerbaijan's reliance on imports,…

Analgesics is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. In spite of continuing very high inflation, volume growth is also expected to be healthy, and is supported by continuing population growth. Price limits on analgesics is also…