Pharmerging Market To Experience Lucrative Growth Due To Growing Chronic Diseases Till 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.
The global pharmerging market is expected to reach USD 2,231.9 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. This market is expected to grow due to increasing geriatric population, increasing disease burden of chronic disorders and increasing healthcare expenditure. According to the United Nations (UN), the number of people above the age of 60 years are estimated to be 901 million in 2015. This number is expected to increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050. The increasing geriatric population boosts the demand for better treatment options for chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cancer, dementia, congestive heart failure. According to a study conducted by Deloitte in 2011, the geriatric population accounts for almost 23.0-40.0% of the prescription drug market, and 40.0-50.0% of the OTC drug market. Another driving factor for the pharmerging market is increasing healthcare expenditure. The global...