SWAB MARKET ANALYSIS

Swab Market - Global Forecast to 2026, by Test Type (Blood, Urine, Saliva, and Others), by Product Type (Alcohol Swab, Cotton Swab, Dry Swab, and Gauze Swab), by Shaft Type (Aluminum, Propylene, and Others), by End User (Hospitals, Clinics, Microbiology Laboratories, and Academia and Research Institutes), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2018-2026

Published In : Feb 2019
Code : CMI2513
Pages :147
Formats :
Excel and PDF
Industry : Pharmaceutical

Swab MarketSize and Trends

The global swab market size was valued at US$ 578.6 million in 2017, and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.6% over the forecast period (2018 – 2026).

Increasing incidence of surgeries is expected to propel growth of the swab market

Swab is used in for cleaning wounds and disinfecting the pre injection site. High prevalence of chronic diseases is expected to propel demand for surgical procedures, which in turn is expected to drive the market growth. According to the, American College of Cardiology Journal (JACC) in December 2012, an estimated 40% people above aged 25 years are diagnosed with high blood pressure in the U.S., and the number of patients with elevated blood pressure has increased from 600 million in 1980 to a billion in 2008.

Moreover, increasing incidences of road accidents and falls associated wound and injuries are propelling growth of the swab market over the forecast period. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) factsheet 2018, road accidents caused around 20 and 50 million injuries annually around the world. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among people aged between 5 and 29 years, and more than 1.35 million people die annually, as a result of road traffic crashes globally.