Global Patient-centric Health Care App Market Size

Patient Centric Healthcare App Market Analysis

The Global Patient-centric Health Care App Market size is estimated at USD 18.65 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 100.66 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 40.11% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the healthcare industry. The outbreak of COVID-19 led to disruption, challenges, limitations, and changes in every industry sector. The pandemic also impacted the studied market. The outbreak of COVID-19 showed a positive impact on the market, as lockdowns led to the lower availability of doctors in clinical settings.

Thus, patients were more inclined to use apps to manage their chronic conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic diseases. Moreover, there have been a large number of patient care apps launched for COVID-19 management. Nationwide lockdowns resulted in providing healthcare services by the hospitals and clinics, which led to the rise in the use of patient-centric healthcare app that aims toward the management of diseases.

For instance, according to a research study by Haridimos Kondylakis et al., published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research in December 2020, mobile apps were considered to be a valuable tool for health professionals, citizens, and decision-makers in facing critical challenges imposed by the pandemic such as reducing the burden on hospitals, tracking the symptoms and mental health of individuals, providing access to credible information, and discovering new predictors, leading to the high adoption of mobile health apps across the industry both from providers and consumers.

The major factors driving the market growth include the increased incidence of chronic disorders, such as cancers, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis, especially in the geriatric population. Treating chronic diseases requires continuous monitoring and evaluation of physiological changes for proper diagnosis and medication.

For instance, as per the IDF Diabetes Atlas Tenth edition 2021, in 2021, about 537 million adults were living with diabetes. The total number of people living with diabetes is projected to rise to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045. The increasing number of diabetes patients drives them to demand more monitoring apps and drives the market

According to World Health Organization (WHO) data published in October 2021, between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the global population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22% in 2050, and 80% of older people will be living in low- and middle-income countries. All countries face major challenges in ensuring their health and social systems are ready to make the most of this demographic shift. Thus, healthcare apps come in the role of monitoring vital parameters. This is expected to drive the market. Thus, the growing elderly population, rise in government initiatives to maintain electronic health record systems, and increased demand for technology-based treatment to avoid medication errors are likely to drive the patient-centric healthcare app (PCHA) market over the forecast period.