World Medical Disposables

Global demand for medical disposables is forecast to rise 6.6 percent annually to $245 billion in 2018. The Asia/Pacific region will remain the largest and fastest growing market. Products used to treat widely prevalent chronic conditions such as kidney failure, urinary incontinence and arthritis-related pain will grow the fastest.This study analyzes the $178 billion world disposable medical supply industry. It presents historical demand data for 2003, 2008 and 2013, and forecasts for 2018 and 2023 by product (e.g., surgical instruments and supplies, infusion and hypodermic devices, diagnostic and laboratory disposables, bandages and wound dressings, nonwoven medical disposables, sterilization supplies, respiratory supplies and devices, incontinence goods, dialysis disposables, medical and laboratory gloves, patient room supplies), world region, and for 16 countries.The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 industry competitors, including Johnson & Johnson, Baxter International, and Becton Dickinson.