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.
Trends seen towards probiotics in dietary supplements are also influencing products for children. Consumer awareness of probiotics was increased during the era of health and wellbeing trends triggered by the pandemic, as people became better educated…
While the birth rate in Pakistan is falling, it remains amongst the highest in the world. The high birth rate and increasing health- and hygiene-awareness drive significant growth in paediatric consumer health. However, while parents are becoming…
Most paediatric consumer health categories are expected to contract in volume terms in 2023. This is partly due to persistently high inflation in Hungary, with steep price hikes and falling purchasing power making people more inclined to only…
Parental preference for child-specific consumer health products is a progressively growing trend in Bulgaria, reflecting a strong desire for products tailored to the unique needs and sensitivities of children, in contrast to the more traditional…
Paediatric consumer health is on the upswing in Azerbaijan in 2023. In a post-pandemic era, parents s are once again comfortable letting their children roam free — from the playgrounds to the classrooms. More social interaction, however, increases…
While overall smoking prevalence among the adult population continues to slowly decline in South Korea, demand for NRT smoking cessation aids is further falling, in line with pre-pandemic trends. NRT smoking cessation aids lost consumers’ interest…
NRT smoking cessation aids is not a notably significant category in Peru. Indeed, such products are niche and not widely available, and have failed to attract consumer’s attention. Smokers prefer to simply maintain their habit or opt for natural and…
In keeping with the trend witnessed throughout the review period, total volume sales of NRT smoking cessation aids have continued to contract in 2023, with all categories set to post negative results in this respect. This is partly explained by the…
The pervasive smoking habits in Bulgaria exert a considerable negative effect on the sales of NRT smoking cessation aids. Bulgaria has one of the highest smoking rates in the European Union, with a significant portion of the population addicted to…
The popularity of functional foods for health that have received “individual recognition” from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for specific functionality and safety has been gradually increasing in South Korea. In 2022, these products surpassed…
In 2023, Serbians remain positively disposed towards herbal/traditional products. When it comes to natural medicines and herbal preparations, only 26% of Europeans overall use them in defence against viral infections, but Serbians are significantly…
Herbal/traditional remedies is benefitting from a combination of factors which are pushing consumers towards this area of medicine. One element is the economic context, with high inflation leading to lower consumer purchasing power. In this sense,…
Herbal/traditional products are expected to register healthy current value and volume growth in 2023. Consumers are becoming concerned about the side effects of other OTC consumer health products. They appreciate the natural properties of…
Although overall current value growth for herbal/traditional products in 2023 is set to equal that recorded in 2022, this is mainly due to price hikes amidst soaring inflation in Hungary. With the resultant drop in purchasing power making people much…
In Bulgaria, younger consumers are increasingly turning to herbal/traditional products as a natural and holistic alternative to conventional medications. These consumers are at the forefront of the shift towards a more preventive and holistic…
The herbal/traditional cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies product area has been putting up strong volume growth numbers in Azerbaijan during 2023. Rises are largely a result of the parental pursuit for safer, healthful alternatives -…
Demand for standard eye care, the largest category in overall OTC eye care in South Korea, continues to improve in 2023, in line with heightened exposure to digital screens in everyday life, and a return to out-of-home activities, including the…
Eye care is another winning category in consumer health in Peru in 2023, with a growing number of people seeking products which will soothe their eyes after spending long hours working and/or studying, in addition to spending long periods of time on…
With high inflation continuing to drive up unit prices and weaken purchasing power among Hungarians, eye care is set to see total volume sales contract for a second consecutive year in 2023. However, the rate of decline should be slower than that…
The maturity of the market in Bulgaria implies that most potential customers are already using or have easy access to eye care products, reaching a saturation point in terms of penetration. This situation can lead to intensified competition among…
Due to changes in dietary habits during the pandemic, such as the increase in delivery food, demand for certain digestive remedies exploded, while home seclusion during this time, resulting in sedentary lifestyles, supported the surge in demand for…
According to research, 36% of Serbian citizens admit that they do not care enough about their diets, and this causes digestive problems, with 43% complaining of indigestion, heartburn, and other digestive problems. Indigestion and heartburn are the…
The climatic context of 2023, caused by the El Niño Costero weather event, has increased digestive diseases such as diarrhoea and nausea, caused especially by rotavirus. Indeed, the National Centre for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control…
There is an Increasing prevalence of digestive problems in Pakistan due to sedentary lifestyles and increased consumption of processed food, which in turn is driving demand for digestive remedies. Popular digestive remedies include antacids,…
While digestive remedies is poised to post robust growth in total current value sales in 2023, this is mainly due to substantial price hikes amidst persistently high inflation in Hungary. All categories are set to contract in volume terms, in part…
Marketers are increasingly focusing on educating consumers about digestive health, utilising both traditional and digital platforms. Given the sensitive nature of digestive health issues, campaigns are designed to be empathetic and non-intrusive.…
Growth for digestive remedies in Azerbaijan is slow and steady in 2023. With the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions, there was a brief shot of adrenaline as people returned to the office and resumed their social lives. However, any expectation…
Ginseng remains by far the largest value category within dietary supplements in South Korea. As ginseng is well-known for its overall immunity support, this category is experiencing stable demand, whilst also remaining popular for gifting, with red…
Dietary supplements is set to experience decline in 2023 for two primary reasons. Firstly, the pandemic is over, and many Serbians are less concerned with protecting themselves against COVID-19. Secondly, because of the high rate of inflation and…
Dietary supplements is enjoying healthy growth, with trends similar to those seen in vitamins. For example, products which offer multiple benefits are proving popular and, in this case, combination dietary supplements is showing the most robust…
Value sales for dietary supplements continue to be low in Pakistan and significantly lower than for vitamins. However, it is expected to register healthy growth in 2023, as wealthier consumers take increasingly take a preventative approach to their…
Growth in dietary supplements current value sales in 2023 is expected to be slower than in 2022, while the vast majority of categories are set to contract in volume terms for a second consecutive year. With Hungary experiencing the highest inflation…
Probiotics, known for their positive impact on digestive health and overall wellbeing, have gained significant traction among health conscious consumers. The growing awareness of probiotics as a preventive measure against common digestive issues,…
In dietary supplements in Azerbaijan, sales are seeing positive though slowed volume sale growth in 2023, buoyed by fierce competition among market players. However, there is a regulatory hurdle that is curbing growth potential, in that the…
Dermatologicals is a saturated category in South Korea and has lost some of its growth momentum in terms of retail volume sales. A lack of new product development is one factor hampering stronger growth for some products, whilst another is increasing…
The decline in consumers’ disposable income due to rising prices is dampening demand for consumer health products that are not seen as essential, such as many dermatologicals products. In the current economic climate in particular, Serbian consumers…
Dermatologicals, in some regards, are driven by environmental factors. As such, the emergence of the El Niño Costero climatological event, which increased temperatures in Peru, especially along the coast, ultimately resulted in a higher number of…
Skin diseases across all age groups continues to drive growth for dermatologicals. Skin diseases are common in rural areas due to poor hygiene and in urban areas due to overcrowded neighbourhoods, with many having no access to proper sanitary…
All dermatologicals categories in Hungary are expected to post negative results in volume terms in 2023, in most cases for the second year in a row. Although a number of different factors have depressed demand in individual categories, the overall…
The sedentary lifestyles that are prevalent in Bulgaria significantly impact the market for dermatological products. A lack of physical activity often goes hand in hand with prolonged periods of sitting indoors, which can lead to reduced exposure to…
Dermatologicals in Azerbaijan is recording an upward trajectory in 2023 but at a pace that could generously be called moderate, and notably slower in terms of volume sales compared to 2022. When it comes to dermatologicals, local consumer education…
Like analgesics, sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies continue to rise, benefiting from the “tripledemic” of rising COVID-19 cases, the stronger return of influenza due to greater mobility outside of the home and contact with others,…
Although the threat from COVID-19 is largely perceived to have past, many consumers continue to worry about how people will react if they sneeze or cough in public. Volume growth of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is helping to drive the…
Consumers have been returning to doctors’ surgeries in the post-pandemic landscape, thus hindering the sales of OTC medicines which they are instead accessing via prescription. This is noted to be the case with antihistamines, for example, along with…
As people become more aware of the importance of self-care, there is a growing demand for OTC medications to treat cough and cold. Access to healthcare is limited and as such it is easier to buy OTC medications. Therefore, despite the increase in…
Most cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies categories in Hungary are set to expand in volume terms in 2023 or record slower rates of decline than in 2022. Similar to the case with analgesics, the need for these products has been bolstered by…
Price sensitivity among Bulgarian consumers is a key factor influencing their purchasing decisions when it comes to cough, cold, and allergy (hay fever) remedies. As the minimum wage in Bulgaria is just under EUR400 in 2023, a significant portion of…
As COVID-19 restrictions lift and society returns to face-to-face interaction, the regular seasonal sicknesses —colds and flus—are making their own return to Azerbaijan. More social mingling means not just handshakes and hugs on the rise; sniffling…
The self-medication trend is growing in South Korea, supporting further sales growth for analgesics, and cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, especially since the prevalence of the “tripledemic” in the country, consisting of COVID-19,…
The second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023 saw declining demand for many areas of OTC healthcare. This was linked to high inflation and the related decline in disposable incomes. Consumers have turned away from buying non-essential products…