What Has Been the Progress and Growth of the Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market in Recent Years?
The healthcare personal protective equipment market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of personal protective equipment in healthcare has witnessed a swift expansion in the preceding years. The growth is projected to reach $28.89 billion in 2025, up from $25.83 billion in 2024, showcasing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9%.
Factors contributing to the growth during the historic period include the rise in surgical procedures, enhanced understanding of the significance of safety for healthcare professionals, and heightened awareness of the potential dangers of occupational exposure.
How Does the Forecast Look for the Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
The healthcare personal protective equipment market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size of personal protective equipment in healthcare is predicted to experience swift expansion over the coming years, reaching a value of $47.23 billion in 2029 with a CAGR of 13.1%.
This impressive growth during the forecast period is primarily due to ongoing threats from infectious diseases, an aging population, changes in climate, initiatives for global health security, and the adoption of telehealth and remote care. Key trends identified for the forecast period encompass PPE that is integrated with technology, PPE that is both sustainable and eco-friendly, custom-made and ergonomic PPE, local manufacturing, and PPE with antimicrobial properties.
What Are The Leading Drivers Of Growth In The Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
The growth of the healthcare personal protective equipment market is expected to be boosted by the rising incidence of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases, caused by microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, hinder normal body function once they enter the body. Tuberculosis is a form of such diseases. Essential for curbing the spread of infectious diseases, healthcare personal protective equipment ensures the safety of both patients and medical personnel by limiting exposure and contamination risks. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a US government agency, reported an increase of 1,295 cases of tuberculosis, from 8,320 in 2022 to 9,615 in 2023, in March 2024. As a result, the uprise in infectious diseases is promoting the growth of the healthcare personal protective equipment market.
How Are The Segments Defined Within The Global Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
The healthcare personal protective equipment market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product: Head, Eye & Face Protection, Hearing Protection, Protective Clothing, Respiratory Protection, Protective Footwear, Fall Protection, Hand Protection
2) By Usability: Disposable, Reusable
3) By End Use: Hospitals And Clinics, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Academic And Research Institutes, Diagnostic Laboratories, Other End Uses
Subsegments:
1) By Head, Eye & Face Protection: Helmets, Face Shields, Goggles
2) By Hearing Protection: Earplugs, Earmuffs
3) By Protective Clothing: Gowns, Coveralls, Aprons
4) By Respiratory Protection: Masks, Respirators
5) By Protective Footwear: Boots, Shoe Covers
6) By Fall Protection: Harnesses, Lanyards
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What Emerging Trends Are Influencing The Growth Of The Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
Global disruptions in the provision and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) are stunting the growth of its market. Since the onset of COVID-19, there's been a troubling inadequacy in PPE supply chains, struggling to accommodate the sudden spike in requirement. We're seeing a distinct lack of essential items such as medical masks and respirators. Other necessary PPE like gloves, gowns and goggles are also in alarmingly short supply in relation to the escalating case load. The World Health Organization posits a monthly need of 89 million medical masks, 76 million examination gloves, and 1.6 million medical goggles to effectively manage the pandemic. This deficiency is largely due to the enforcement of constraints like social distancing and remote work policies, and the shutdown of several industries and commercial operations. This has caused a ripple effect in every facet of the supply chain, from manufacturing to international trade. As a result, the existing global stockpile is woefully insufficient for coping with the current global caseload. The disruption in the worldwide supply chain of PPE raw materials due to extended lockdowns, shutdown of firms that produce and supply them, and restrictions in supply and logistics including export bans enforced by many countries, hamper PPE production, despite the soaring demand.
Who Are the Key Players In The Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
Major companies operating in the healthcare personal protective equipment market include:
• 3M Company
• MSA Safety Inc.
• Ansell Limited
• Honeywell International Inc.
• E I DuPont de Nemours and Co.
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Lakeland Industries
• Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.
• Sioen Industries NV
• Radians Inc.
• Medline Industries
• Sterimed SAS
• Medisca Inc.
• Plasti Surge Industries Pvt.
• Cardinal Health
• Crosstex International Inc.
• Med-Con
• priMED Medical Products Inc.
• Halyard Health
• Kowa Company Ltd.
• Baxter International Inc.
• Becton Dickinson and Company
• Boston Scientific Corporation
• Dentsply Sirona Inc.
• DePuy Synthes Inc.
• Derekduck Industry Corp.
• Ethicon Inc.
• Medtronic plc
• Stryker Corporation
• Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.
• Unicharm India Pvt. Ltd.
• Japan Vilene Company
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market?
North America was the largest region in the healthcare personal protective equipment market in 2024. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the healthcare personal protective equipment market report. The regions covered in the healthcare personal protective equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa.
