Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feat...
Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Vitamins are expected to register a decline in volume sales in 2023. The boon from the pandemic is long over and in particular vitamins that claim immune boosting benefits are seeing a significant decline. In fact, volume sales are even lower than…
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.…
Steep unit price increases for many sports nutrition products proved to be too much for the category towards the end of the review period, leading to current value decline in 2021 and 2022. Supply chain issues related to protein availability and…
Sports nutrition is expected to be the star performer in 2023, with double-digit constant value growth. The consumer base is widening and demand for sports nutrition is now not only confined to body building, but also for sports enthusiasts who…
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…
Even with the high rate of inflation and growing economic uncertainty in Guatemala, paediatric consumer health is seeing a positive performance. As children are back to in-person learning on a full-time basis and are once again participating…
Vitamins continue to be the most popular product within paediatric consumer health in 2023. However, volume sales for vitamins are expected to fall in 2023 as inflation and economic uncertainty leads to consumers cutting back on non-essential…
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…
Similar to other countries in the region, Guatemala boasts a long history and strong tradition of herbal/traditional remedies and practices of natural medicine. Many of these products are commercialised informally, sometimes in unpackaged or…
Herbal/traditional products is expected to register a fall in volume sales, with constant value sales being unchanged. Inflation and economic uncertainty leads to consumers cutting back on non-essential consumer health products. In addition, as…
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…
Digestive remedies is set to see positive growth in 2023, with hectic modern lifestyles and convenience orientated diets supporting demand. As many consumers have returned to dining out, consuming more street food, and in general straying from the…
Digestive remedies is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. Geopolitical tensions in the region have led to a significant increase in the number of immigrants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and this is expected to contribute…
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…
Towards the end of the review period, direct seller Herbalife launched a new product called Immunity Essentials. This supplement can be mixed into water, tea or other drinks, and is taken once a day to support the functioning of the immune system. It…
Dietary supplements are expected to register a decline in volume sales in 2023. The boon from the pandemic is long over. Also, inflation and economic uncertainty leads to consumers cutting back on non-essential consumer health products. That being…
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…
Top topical antifungals brands such as Canesten (Bayer), Lamisil (Haleon), and Unesia (Genomma) keep this segment competitive as each continues vying for more market share. Consumer demand for these products is expected to remain strong over the…
Dermatologicals is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. Geopolitical tensions in the region have led to a significant increase in the number of immigrants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and this is expected to contribute to…
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…
Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies are widely consumed consumer health items in the Guatemalan market. These products have established broad distribution throughout the country, with products available throughout the modern and traditional…
Analgesics is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. Though there was widespread severe flu in early 2023, cough and cold remedies are not expected to benefit to a huge degree, as most of these patients were hospitalised or put…
The harsh climatic conditions in Kuwait with extreme heat, rising pollution and large amounts of dust continue to play a key role in driving demand across key OTC categories, in particular analgesics and cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies.…
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…
Consumer health in Honduras experienced a year of growth in value terms in 2023 that was in line with the country's inflation. Categories such as analgesics, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, dermatologicals, and sports nutrition…
Consumer health has seen demand dampened by consumers being confronted with very high inflation. The rate of 9.2% in 2022 was the highest experienced in decades. As a result, more consumers have been forced to prioritise household spending on…
Consumer health is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. Continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and high inflation is continuing to have an effect and consumers are expected to be highly…
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…
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…
Analgesics is set to see a decline in sales in 2023 as consumers have migrated away from aspirin in an uncertain economic environment and sought to prioritise household essentials, while turning to other categories to treat basic ailments such as…
Analgesics is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023. High inflation is continuing to have an effect and consumers are expected to be highly price sensitive and prioritise value for money. That being said, inflation is easing in…
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…
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…
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…
Millennials and Gen Z increasingly prioritise their wellbeing and wellness, which is set to contribute to retail volume and current value growth for sports nutrition in 2023. Rising health awareness can be seen through the massive expansion of gym…
In 2023, sleep aids is set to maintain positive retail volume and current value growth. Different ages have different needs when it comes to sleep; for example, younger children need around 10 hours of sleep, teenagers eight hours, adults six hours,…
Paediatric consumer health is set to remain one of the better performing categories in consumer health in 2023, with the expectation of solid current value growth and also continued volume growth, despite the falling population aged 0-12. This is due…
Herbal/traditional products saw healthy current value growth in the review period, and this is set to continue in 2023 due to several factors. During the pandemic, jamu, or Indonesian herbal medicine, was one of the options chosen by consumers to…
In 2023, eye care is expected to maintain healthy retail volume and current value growth, although the rates of increase are set to be slower than in the previous year. Eye care products are considered a necessity, since eye health is considered…
Diarrhoea is a common problem, but it is still the cause of many childhood deaths throughout the world, including in Indonesia. Apart from causing pain and even death, diarrhoea can also hinder a child’s growth and development, because it can cause…
In 2023, dietary supplements is only set to see low current value growth, but will maintain the gains seen during the pandemic. Meanwhile, although retail volume sales are expected to decline in around half the categories, this is after seeing a peak…
In Indonesia, according to data from the Indonesian Paediatrician Association (IDAI), around 7-35% of babies aged 6-12 months experience nappy (diaper) rash. With Indonesia’s population, that means between two million and 10 million babies suffer…
Although the pandemic is considered over, this is not expected to immediately reduce sales of OTC cough and cold medicines in Indonesia in 2023, with both retail volume and current value growth set to continue across most categories. However, the…
Overall consumer health is set to maintain growth in current value terms in 2023, although this is expected to be slower than in the previous three years. The pandemic has ceased to have a notable impact in Indonesia, and there are many categories…
In the context of transforming the health system in Indonesia, one of the agendas currently being pursued by the Ministry of Health is to increase pharmaceutical resilience by increasing domestic production of the top 10 value medicines, which…
With lockdowns being in the past, Australians have finally been able to return to their usual lifestyles. With physical activities such as sports returning to full capacity, the demand for wound care products has picked up over the last two years.…
As more consumers become concerned with their health and diet, the demand for weight loss products has increased in Australia. The weight management and wellbeing category is mostly made up of meal replacement products, which are typically powdered…
A heavy reliance on imported ingredients and overseas manufacturing continues to impact input costs for vitamins in Australia, with rising freight costs, rising ingredients prices, and delivery delays pushing up the average unit price for the…
Protein/energy bars has been performing well, and is set to grow at almost the same rate as sports protein powder in 2023, accounting for between and quarter and third of value sales within overall sports nutrition in Australia. More companies are…
Australian consumers have become increasingly aware of the need for high-quality sleep to improve their overall health. With sleep experts recommending over seven hours of sleep for adults for the best result, consumers are searching for ways to not…