Consumer Health

Paediatric consumer health is expected to register a slight increase in current value sales, but a fall in volume sales. The performance of vitamins in particular is expected to drag down the overall segment. Vitamins are the largest product in…

Despite challenging macroeconomic conditions in the country and higher prices for just about everything, paediatric consumer health managed to record positive growth over the review period and in 2023, reflecting the importance families place on the…

Paediatric analgesics saw only modest volume growth in 2023 as a result of a return to pre-pandemic consumption habits. More robust current value growth was partly the result of inflationary pressures due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which has…

The preference for herbal/traditional products has grown in recent years, driven by the rising demand for natural and clean ingredients. This trend is evident across the whole of consumer healthcare, but is particularly prominent in paediatric…

There is a growing demand for natural and organic products in all categories regarding paediatric health. This is increasingly obvious in baby food, supplements, and skin care products. Parents are becoming more conscious of the ingredients in the…

Paediatric analgesics faced supply issues during 2022 and part of 2023, particularly with a scarcity of Dolex 7+ (a suspension that can be used for children aged 7 and above that has a different concentration from baby drops and adult acetaminophen).…

Notwithstanding the decline in the birth rate and the contraction in the infant population, which has had a direct negative impact on categories such as milk formula, it has not depressed demand for upgraded consumption in paediatric 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 registered moderate current value growth in 2023, partly supported by continuing population growth. Essential consumer health products such as cough, cold and allergy remedies, as well as analgesics, were the most popular…

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 poised for solid growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023, maintaining a rate of increase similar to that observed in 2022. While in 2022, in-person schooling exposed children to colds and flu, in 2023, another…

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…

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…

Paediatric consumer health has recorded a small sales decline in current value terms in 2023. Children are becoming more prone to getting sick now that the pandemic is over, with them not staying home as much anymore, going to school/daycare,…

Compared with previous years, the rate of vaccination for children in Australia has declined in 2023, leaving the younger demographic more vulnerable to colds and flu. Given the nation endured an extended influenza season, sickness amongst children…

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…