Consumer Health

Paediatric consumer health is experiencing similar value growth rates to the previous year in Chile, although this is not aligned with the increasing demand for this category during 2023. A notable challenge has emerged as there have been stock…

Paediatric cough/cold remedies is projected to deliver further strong retail volume and value (constant 2023 prices) growth in 2023. The growth in demand for these products is informed by the supply shortages of paediatric cold and flu remedies in…

Paediatric consumer health achieved strong current value growth in 2023, largely in response to rising unit prices and inflation impacting consumer health products in general. Consumer demand for children-specific consumer health products remains…

In 2023, paediatric consumer health is expected to register a decline in current value sales. A contributing factor to the decline is that the birth rate is falling in Bolivia. That being said, birth rates are still high. Some products are expected…

While a growing number of adults are now working at home for at least one or two days during the week, most children are now back in nurseries and classrooms from morning until the afternoon, five days a week. As a result, children were not spared by…

Retail volume sales of paediatric cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies saw positive growth for the second consecutive year in 2023. With the resumption of pre-pandemic lifestyles, including the return of students to school and infants to…

As the population aged 0-12 continues to rise, paediatric consumer health is expected to register growth in 2023 in both volume and current value terms, with nappy (diaper) rash treatments leading the way, followed by paediatric vitamins and dietary…

NRT patches is set to continue to witness steep volume and current value declines in 2023, as the topical option struggles to gain momentum against the rising popularity of newer, more convenient oral alternatives. In recent years, the rise of…

In an effort to promote a healthier population and support the wellbeing of the local community, the government of the United Arab Emirates is actively encouraging smokers to quit. This includes the establishment of smoking cessation clinics at…

NRT smoking cessation aids is projected to post a decline in retail volume sales in 2023, while recording positive retail current value growth. The decline in retail volume sales can be attributed to a couple of key factors. Firstly, following the…

Positive volume sales growth returned to NRT smoking cessation aids in 2023 following two years of declining volume during 2022 and 2021. This followed two years of very strong sales growth during 2019 and 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged…

In addition to showing an improved performance in current value growth terms, NRT smoking cessation aids is poised to record a return to growth in volume sales in 2023 following a decline in 2022. Demand has been bolstered by significant increases in…

Since the end of the pandemic, smoking prevalence rates have been increasing in Italy, reaching 20% of the population in 2023, up slightly on the previous year. Smoking prevalence fell during the pandemic for several reasons. Firstly, media articles…

Tobacco smokers are considered at a higher risk when it comes to COVID-19 and this caused an increase in smoking cessation aids during the pandemic, as many locals tried to quit smoking. While locals are now learning to live with the virus in 2023,…

The pandemic period led to unhealthier lifestyles for a large number of Irish consumers, with some returning to smoking regular cigarettes as retail outlets selling vapes and other alternatives were closed. The stress and anxiety related to the…

The retail prices of all NRT smoking cessation aids product types have been subject to significant hikes in 2022 and 2023 and this has led to strong growth in value in those years. The penetration of NRT smoking cessation aids in volume terms remains…

Euromonitor International’s Voice of the Consumer: Health and Nutrition Survey, fielded January to February 2023 (n=21,221) indicates that 23.2% of respondents smoked daily, 2.6% once or twice a week, and 1.4% once or twice a month, figures that…

The pandemic was a boon for NRT smoking cessation aids, as is the ongoing health and wellness trend, with many people trying to give up smoking as COVID-19 put the spotlight on lung health. The category is seeing an increase in both volume and…

NRT smoking cessation aids saw growth decelerate in 2021 and 2022. On one side, with the high price tag of NRT products and consumers looking to balance their budgets, this category is not considered essential but easily replaceable. On the other…

NRT smoking cessation aids is projected to see positive retail value (constant 2023 prices) growth over 2023. While retail volume sales are set to decline, partly due to maturity in 2023, following the registering of significant growth earlier in the…