No.3468
Medical Hygiene Products Market in Japan: Key Research Findings 2023
Medical Hygiene Products Market Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Yano research Institute (the President, Takashi Mizukoshi) has conducted a survey on the medical hygiene products market in Japan, and found out the transition of market size, the share and trends of market players, and future perspectives.
Market Overview
The market size of medical hygiene products (15 fields, 26 items) mainly used at medical institutions and nursing care facilities for FY2022 was estimated at 569,290 million yen. This is 112.6% of the pre-pandemic FY2019, exhibiting a stable CAGR of 4.0%. Although the market situation varies by product category (for instance, while the demand plunged for personal protective equipment (PPE) including medical gowns, masks, and gloves, the demand returned to pre-pandemic levels for the products whose demand fell due to a decrease of outpatients), all in all, the market trend is back to pre-pandemic times.
Noteworthy Topics
Medical Hygiene Product Manufacturers Necessitated to Address Price Hikes
The domestic medical hygiene products market is projected to be on a slight upward trend, recovering to pre-COVID levels.
However, in view of the Japanese economy, changes in the external environment, such as the global inflation due to Russian invasion of Ukraine, COVID-19, and the sharp fluctuations in exchange rates (the depreciation of the yen in particular) have soared the costs for raw materials, energy, and labor. The situation is necessitating manufacturers to pass on the costs to end prices.
Meanwhile, Medical institutions and nursing care facilities are required to manage the costs by all means, including the costs associated with medical hygiene products. Under the circumstances, medical hygiene product manufacturers are preparing to incorporate price hikes.
Future Outlook
After the rapid expansion propelled by dramatic increase in the demand for PPE and related products, whose demand was precipitated by the pandemic, we presume that the demand and market trends for medical hygiene products in Japan will be significantly influenced by the following factors:
- Rise in the demand associated with aging population, expansion of the nursing care market
- Improvement in supply networks and reducing dependence on imports
- Restructuring of medical institutions in line with the Community Medicine scheme
- Expansion of the self-medication market
- Soaring raw material prices and price pass-on
Research Outline
2.Research Object： Medical hygiene products manufacturers
3.Research Methogology： Face-to-face interviews by our expert researchers (including online interviews), interviews with other stakeholders in the industry, and literature research
Medical Hygiene Products Market
The medical hygiene products refer to the following 15 fields/26 items (mostly disposable items) that are mainly used at medical institutions and nursing care facilities, and the market size is calculated based on the shipment value at manufacturers.
1. Three Hygiene Items (gauze, absorbent cottons, bandages), 2. Adhesive plasters (surgical tape, adhesive bandage), 3. Surgical dressing, 4. Suture threads (absorbable, non-absorbable), 5. Product kits, 6. Medical drapes, 7. Medical gowns (surgical gowns, isolation gowns, patient gowns), 8. Unwoven fabric products, 9. Medical sheets, 10. Medical mask (for consumers, for medical professionals), 11. Medical gloves, 12. Orthopedic products (plaster cast, splints and sleeves), 13. Medical wet wipes, 14. Diaper for adults (pull-up without tape, pull-up with tape, flat diapers, absorbent pads, incontinence products), 15. Sterile packaging materials
＜Products and Services in the Market＞
Medical hygiene products
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