WOUND CARE BIOLOGICS MARKET ANALYSIS

Regional Analysis

Asia Pacific market to exhibit fastest growth over the forecast period

Asia Pacific is expected to exhibit significant growth in the global wound care biologics market over the forecast period. This is owing to high prevalence of diabetic patients in Asian countries. According to the Indian Diabetes Research Foundation, 2016, around 60% of the world’s population suffering from diabetes lives in Asia, with around one-half in China and India combined. The Foundation also states that Western Pacific reported over 138.2 million people suffering from diabetes, the number for which is expected to rise to 201.8 million by 2035.

Moreover, rising medical tourism in Asia Pacific is a major driver for growth of the market. The number of foreign patients is increasing, owing to affordable treatment facilitates at hospitals for wound care management. According to the survey by Brink Global Risk Center, 2017, around 4 million medical tourists traveled to India for health care services, 3.5 million foreign patients travelled to Thailand and 900,000 patients to Singapore in 2016, with the number expected to grow by 10%–14% by 2020.