Consumer Health

Emerging from the pandemic, Latin America moved into a period of high inflation, with both factors hitting consumer health sales in 2022. The large Brazilian market was facing new health challenges in the form of arboviruses, especially dengue, in…

After seeing a weakening in its growth rate in 2020, when the pandemic first hit the region, consumer health in Asia Pacific has since been recording strong growth. Further sales increases are expected over the forecast period, driven by factors such…

While coughs, colds and the flu were less prevalent during the home seclusion of 2020, negatively impacting sales of cough and cold remedies in this year, they returned in full in the 2022/2023 winter season, with society fully reopened, boosting…

In Asia, the search of health-conscious young consumers for dietary supplement product efficacy is dominating market trends. They are susceptible to advertising but do extra research to make informed purchase decisions. Heightened health concerns,…

Although cost-of-living crises have been putting pressure on consumers’ purchasing power in a number of countries in Middle East and Africa, they can also provide momentum for consumer health sales. Some consumers, unable to afford visits to a…

The global market for consumer health continues to be influenced by the pandemic, leading to tepid real growth in 2022. With challenges such as global economic uncertainties, disruption in access to ingredients, supply chain issues and difficulties…

In 2023, the global marketplace for consumer health continued to be impacted by inflation and vacillating consumer demand, which limited innovation and acquisition strategies throughout the year. Nevertheless, strong growth can be found across the…

Mental health has emerged as a key consumer demand in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic. This briefing will examine survey data to understand how consumers are managing stress, where they go for support, and what other health issues they suffer…

Asia Pacific and North America maintain their lead in consumer health, although inflationary pressures impacted growth in constant terms. Although there is an increasing trend towards shopping online, store-based retailing remains the leading channel…

In the face of a worsening macroeconomic environment in 2022, M&A activity shrank compared to the strong performance in 2021, and that slower trend is likely to continue in 2023. Investors are waiting for global economic trends and consumer health…