Consumer Health

While in 2022 Pakistan largely put the disruptions caused by COVID-19 behind it, there were other challenges. Massive devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against major world currencies and spiralling inflation, partly caused by the energy crisis…

Consumer health witnessed strong growth in current value terms in 2022, largely fuelled by a high rate of inflation. Despite seeing solid GDP growth in 2022 the country faces numerous challenges including civil war, albeit a ceasefire was achieved in…

Consumer health in Germany has registered positive current value sales in 2022. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, health concerns have been at the forefront of local consumers’ minds, leading to a greater focus on personal health improvement.…

Overall, consumer health in Austria recorded further strong retail current value growth in 2022. Demand remained robust, as consumers in the country continued to be increasingly health-conscious, knowledgeable of available products and engaged in the…

The war in nearby Ukraine is having a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation and dampening volume sales somewhat. As a result, while overall consumer health is expected to see an increase in current value sales…

Consumer health in Sweden has seen exceptional times in many ways since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis and several categories and distribution channels have seen dramatic ups and downs. However, the overall picture has not been as dramatic as…

Retail constant value sales of consumer health will exhibit stronger growth in 2022 in line with the economy reopening. While COVID-19 continues to support demand – particularly for vitamins and dietary supplements and cough and cold remedies – the…

In 2022, many categories of consumer health in Norway will experience some stabilisation following the unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic over the last couple of years. Categories that saw strong growth in 2020 and 2021 (such as vitamins…

Overall, 2022 is shaping up to be a more buoyant year for consumer health with current value sales growing at a stronger rate year on year. Consumers are returning to their usual wellness habits but there is also a growing propensity towards…

Consumer health in Turkey is seeing robust growth in 2022, with the strongest performance seen in sports nutrition following the reopening of gymnasiums and a more widespread trend of people consuming sports nutrition products as snacks, followed by…

The current economic crisis is impacting the consumer health industry in Tunisia, with several categories recording positive growth in value terms but negative growth in volume terms. Many products experienced a significant price increase in 2022 as…

After peaking in 2020, the rate of growth in retail current value sales of consumer health continued to slow in 2022, though it remained healthy. The slow rollout of the COVID-19 programme helped to bolster demand for consumer health, especially…

Self-medication is common in Jordan despite a well-developed public healthcare system. Healthy lifestyles are yet to catch on among most of the population however and obesity levels and smoking prevalence are still high. The outbreak of COVID-19 has…

Honduras continues to be affected by global economic uncertainty, including geopolitical tensions created by the war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, the consumer health market saw some modest recovery in 2022, driven by an alleviation in government…

Ecuador entered 2022 with the impact of COVID-19 reduced to a minimum thanks to a widespread vaccination effort launched during the second half of 2021. During the first months of 2022, there was a surge in infections due to the omicron variant, for…

Consumer health continues to grow in 2022 thanks to recovering post pandemic incomes, urbanisation, population growth and a growing middle class, with this pattern set to continue over the forecast period. However, the market continues to experience…

Retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of consumer health declined for the first time in a decade during 2022. Demand for OTC, particularly analgesics was weakened by the waning threat of COVID-19: The bulk of the local population was fully…

Consumer health in Singapore continues to experience increasing sales due to the evolving nature of COVID-19 in early 2022. Following the emergence of the Omicron variant in Q4 2021, the symptoms of COVID-19 evolved to resemble those of the common…

Consumer health in Poland is seeing a clear rebound after the downturn caused by the outbreak of the COViD-19 pandemic. The lifting of pandemic restrictions, the return to offices, gymnasiums or fitness clubs and, above all, private and business…

Moving into 2022, Canada is taking a definitive step forward in a “return to normal” as consumers eagerly resume pre-pandemic lifestyles following the end of the sixth wave of COVID-19 earlier in the year. Declining COVID-19 rates were followed by…