Japan Mammography Market Size

Japan Mammography Market Analysis

The Japan Mammography Market size is estimated at USD 126.42 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 193.09 million by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 8.84% during the forecast period.

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the Japan mammography market initially, with the decrease in the volume of breast imaging that uses mammography systems. For instance, a study published in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology in January 2023 stated that breast cancer diagnoses, including breast mammography, have experienced a decline during the pandemic in Japan. Although, in the post-pandemic period, the number of COVID-19 patients decreased in Japan, which led to the resumption of breast mammography.

The market is expected to grow with the significant burden of breast cancer, the vast geriatric population, and technological advancements in breast imaging. The country has a vast number of breast cancer, which is expected to create a higher demand for mammography to diagnose highly prevalent chronic diseases. For instance, as per the data published by the National Cancer Canter in Japan in 2021 stated that the estimated number of cancer incidences in Japan was 1.02 million, and over 22% of the cases of cancer were breast cancer in 2022, in Japan. Also, the increasing aging of the Japanese population has elevated the risk of developing cancer which will further increase the demand for breast cancer diagnosis using mammography devices. For instance, as per the data published by the Statistics Bureau of Japan, the geriatric population of individuals aged 65 years old and over was 36.21 million, representing 28.9%of the total population in 2021, which was a record high. Moreover, a study published in the Journal of Cancer Research in February 2022, underlined that the Japanese breast cancer incidence rates demonstrated an unimodal age distribution with slight peaks at the age of 45 to 49 years. With such a massive burden of breast cancer and aging population in the country, the demand for mammography devices will increase to diagnose breast cancer, which will boost the market growth in the coming years.

Furthermore, the technological advancements in mammography devices are expected to increase market penetration in the country and boost market growth. The incoming technological advancements have elevated the accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis using artificial intelligence, which is expected to increase the demand for the advanced mammography systems in the country. Several research studies by Japanese researchers have highlighted the integration of advanced technology mammography system for the accurate diagnosis for breast cancer which will attract more market players to develop more advanced mammography that will boost the market growth. For instance, a study published in the Japanese Journal of Radiology in September 2022 mentioned that artificial intelligence computer-aided detection synthesized mammograms demonstrated more effective breast cancer diagnosis than digital mammograms. Further, a study published in the journal FORMA in January 2022 mentioned using deep learning and neural network for the mammography analysis of dense breast women in Japan, which are otherwise difficult to diagnose. The study demonstrated that mammography with deep learning had shown 88% accuracy in the augmented images and image classification of the mammograms. Such studies underline the ongoing technical enhancements in mammography and are expected to elevate the demand for mammography devices with better efficacy and increase market growth during the forecast period.

Therefore, owing to the factors above, including the high burden of breast cancer, vast geriatric population, and the technological advancements in mammography, the studied market is anticipated to grow over the analysis period. However, the risk of adverse effects from radiation exposure is likely to impede market growth.