Australia and New Zealand Sterile Surgical Gloves Market, by Product Type (Latex Gloves, Synthetic Gloves, and Accelerator Free Gloves), by End User (Hospitals and Clinics (Surgeon/Physician, Scrub Nurse, and Nurse/Other), Specialty Centers (Orthopedic Centers, General Centers, Cardiac Centers, Plastic Surgery Centers, Laparoscopy Centers, and Obstetrics/Gynecology Centers), Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Clean Rooms, and Chemotherapy Centers), and by Country (Australia and New Zealand), is estimated to be valued at AUD 59.64 million in 2020 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period (2020-2027), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
Launch of novel products by market players is expected to augment the market growth
Increasing hospital admissions and rising number of surgical procedures are expected to drive demand for sterile surgical gloves, which is expected to drive the market growth during the forecast period. For instance, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the number of surgical procedures carried out in New Zealand are as follows:
| Year | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | Caesarean Section |
2016 |
7,412 |
5,859 | 1,725 | 15,670 |
2017 |
8,086 |
5,229 | 1,767 | 15,609 |
Moreover, rising cases of hospital acquired infection and surgical site infections (SSI) due to increasing number of surgical procedures is expected to drive demand for sterile surgical gloves and thereby, assist the market growth during the forecast period. Also, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), a provider of insurance cover for personal injury, New Zealand, has multi-faceted program of work underway in order to reduce the incidence and severity of hospital acquired infection and accepted around 2,500 claims of hospital acquired infection (HAIs) in the year 2017-2018. ACC aims to reduce the incidence and severity of HAI, and also stated that HAI causes potential harm to the patients and HAI is the most common injury claim by the patients.
Australia and New Zealand Sterile Surgical Gloves Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to over 100 countries across the globe and the World Health Organization has declared it a public health emergency. According to the World Health Organization’s report, the manifestation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in over 58,425,681 infected individuals worldwide as of November 23, 2020.
In Australia, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in late January, while in New Zealand, the first case was confirmed in late February.
Lockdown or shutdown was imposed in many countries globally, including Australia (March 13, 2020) and New Zealand (March 25, 2020), which had a negative impact on the economy of the private healthcare sector in these countries.