Hospital associated infections have been the longstanding concern of healthcare delivery centers. Increasing awareness about infection prevention, coupled with favorable initiatives taken by hospitals and governments, will drive demand for hospital disinfectant products & services at a robust CAGR of over 7% during 2019 - 2029. Of every 100 hospitalized patients at any given time, seven in developed and 10 in developing countries tend to acquire at least one hospital-associated infection.

Healthcare organizations and governments, in collaboration with hospitals, have been spreading some of the primary prevention and infection control methods such as appropriate hand hygiene and the correct application of necessary precautions during invasive procedures. These measures prominently include proper usage of hospital disinfectants, which is responsible for growing awareness about adoption of effective and efficient hospital disinfectant products & services.

Key Takeaways – Hospital Disinfectant Products & Services Market Study

• Hundreds of millions of patients are affected by health care-associated infections worldwide each year, leading to significant mortality and financial losses for health systems.
• Poor quality of healthcare services in low to medium income countries are the most emerging regions for hospital disinfectant products & services market.
• Manufacturers are focusing on formulating hospital disinfectants that have natural ingredient base to reduce the overall toxicity and prevent other disease emergence.
• Lack of compliance of national guidelines and policies by hospitals may pose a threat to both mankind and the hospital disinfectant products & services market.
• Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which expects a manufacturer to pay 2.3% tax on the sale of medical devices will increase expenses for sterilization equipment manufacturers. As a consequence, it may hamper the growth of the hospital disinfectant products & services market for the forecasted years.

Bloodstream infection (BSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP], urinary tract infection (UTI), and surgical site infection (SSI) are some of the common intricate hospital associated infections creating continuous opportunities for the global hospital disinfectant products & services market. Companies, thus, must manufacture products in compliance with medical regulations.

Geriatric Population Primarily Driving Demand

Affordability of various treatment services and improved healthcare policies in different countries have led to an increased life expectancy of the population. According to WHO, the global geriatric population is expected to grow from 524 million in 2010 to 2 billion by 2050. The geriatric population suffers from various diseases and requires diagnosis and treatments that involve the use of non-disposable medical equipment. Therefore, the increase in the geriatric population globally is projected to drive demand for various medicals services and disinfecting medical devices, thereby enhancing the hospital disinfectant products & services market.

• The global geriatric population is expected to grow at the fastest rate in developed countries such as Italy, Germany, the U.K., the U.S., and Japan.
• Increase in healthcare spending is another factor that boosts the Hospital Disinfectant Products & Services Market.

However, the leading manufacturers of hospital disinfectant have to comply with stringent rules and regulations that their products meet to gain a spearhead competition in the global hospital disinfectant products & services market.

These insights are based on a report on Hospital Disinfectant Products & Services Market by Future Market Insights.