Consumer Health

The COVID-19 crisis continued to affect the development of the Nigerian consumer health market in 2021. Vitamins and dietary supplements were amongst the categories to see demand bolstered by the ongoing interest in products believed to enhance the…

As lockdowns have been lifted, shopping has returned to “normal”, helping to drive growth in consumer health sales in current value terms. In addition, frequent pharmacy visits are leading to better informed and educated patients, since they are able…

Lebanon is in the midst of an economic crisis with rising poverty levels and shortages of vital resources such as power and water, while healthcare also remains stretched. As a result, many consumers are limiting their spending to essentials, while…

This report analyses the market for consumer health in Cambodia. For the purposes of the study, the market has been defined as follows:

Daily life has normalised in Angola, even though the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rate remains very low. However, the economic shock of the pandemic continues to resonate, and this, combined with strong inflationary pressure, means that retail…

All consumer health categories in Kenya are seeing positive growth in 2021. A major contributing trend is the fact that people are becoming more health-conscious during the time of COVID-19. Lifestyles in Kenya are becoming more active, as…

The lack of structured and organised measures to avoid the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the country in 2020 and the beginning of 2021, as well as the slow pace of vaccination in the first half of 2021, have positioned Brazil as the country…

Consumer health in Azerbaijan has undergone a significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in both 2020 and 2021. Products positioned as strengthening the immune system saw explosive growth in 2020 that has collapsed in 2021 as consumer habits…

The consumer health market in Romania is stabilising in 2021 after a volatile 2020. Motivated by an increased focus on personal health, wellness and appearance, Romanians are taking a more proactive approach and buying products that will boost their…

Stagnation is expected in OTC products in 2021, due to lifestyle changes caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. However, rising health-consciousness is contributing to growth in vitamins and dietary supplements, weight management and wellbeing…

With lockdowns having been lifted by the second half of 2021 and German consumers gradually adapting to the “new normal”, albeit with lower but improving levels of mobility, especially for those vaccinated against COVID-19, overall value sales of…

During 2021 Paraguay was impacted by the ongoing presence of COVID-19 and government measures to curtail it, while vaccines have been slow to roll out. Although GDP is set to grow during 2021, this will in the main be stimulated by rising prices,…

After a successful 2020 in terms of the management of the pandemic, Uruguay experienced the worst period of the health emergency in the first semester of 2021. Uruguay, with a population of 3.4 million inhabitants, has not applied a mandatory…

Overall, consumer health is projected to post positive retail volume and current value growth in 2021. With general health and immune system concerns gaining importance, product types exhibiting a proactive approach to health are fuelling sales…

Despite an overall slight decline in current value in 2021, consumer health has overall strongly benefitted from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The category saw significant growth in 2020, when consumers increased their purchases of consumer…

Consumer health will observe continuing growth in 2021, albeit slightly slowed from the previous year’s growth, as healthcare continues to be a key focus of consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The continued growth is despite the challenging…

The third peak of COVID-19 in Colombia, which began at Easter 2021, resulted in the highest hospital load and lethality, with 31,000 cases and 650 deaths recorded in one day. Unlike the other peaks of the pandemic, the country faced this with a…

Consumer health has seen unprecedented opportunities for growth in 2021, mainly driven by the rapid recovery of OTC products, together with the steady growth of vitamins and dietary supplements, driven by enhanced awareness of preventative health and…

Consumer health continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Herbal/traditional products and paediatric consumer health benefit from more consumers self-medicating as access to treatment facilities were significantly impeded during…

Retail constant value sales of consumer health will exhibit modest growth during 2021. While COVID-19 continues to support demand – particularly for vitamins and dietary supplements and cough and cold remedies – the economic shock of the pandemic has…