June 03, 2020
As per the research report titled ‘Disposable Thermometer Market Size By Type, By Target Area, By End-use, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2020 – 2026’ available with Market Study Report, global disposable thermometer market is projected to record significant over2020-2026.
Disposable thermometers are designed considering the risk of people catching infections from each other after using the same thermometer to measure temperature. There is an increase in the demand for disposable thermometer from the healthcare and homecare sectors which is driving market share.
Based on the type, the global disposable thermometer market is divided into mercury thermometer, digital thermometer, and strip thermometer. The digital thermometer is expected to witness significant growth in the next few years. The digital thermometers gives fast and accurate results in comparison with the mercury thermometers. Mercury is a neurotoxic metal which is harmful for human body, hence this threat is aiding the global disposable thermometer market share.
Basis on the target area, the market is classified into axilla, rectal, oral, and others. Out of these, the rectal thermometers are projected to record modest growth as there are used widely for assessing the body temperature of children. The medical professionals prefer rectum for measuring temperature, further driving the growth of rectal thermometers in next few years.
Based on end user, the global disposable thermometer market is divided into hospitals, homecare centers, diagnostic centers, and others. Among these, enhanced application of thermometers in hospitals for temperature diagnosis will further boost the industry size from hospital segment.
From a regional point of view, the Latin America disposable thermometers industry is set to record significant growth over the projected timeframe. Increasing patient base coupled with growing disposable income across region’s developing countries like Mexico and Brazil plus developing healthcare infrastructure is projected to enhance remuneration prospects for key players.
The key market players in global disposable thermometer market are GH Zeal Ltd, LCR Hallcrest LLC, GF Health Products, 3M Company, Tempagenix, LLC, FIRST AID ONLY Inc, Protontek, Medical Indicators, Hopkins Medical Products, and others.