Global Malaria Diagnostics Market Size

Malaria Diagnostics Market Analysis

The Global Malaria Diagnostics Market size is estimated at USD 0.86 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 1.12 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.23% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have a significant impact on the market. According to an article titled, 'Diagnosing malaria and other febrile illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic' that appeared in The Lancet online magazine in April 2020, social distancing measures implemented to manage COVID-19 were making it difficult for personnel to access patients with fever, potentially compromising testing and diagnostics for the disease. Additionally, according to another article published in July 2020 titled, 'Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria', children and pregnant women would bear a disproportionate burden of excess malaria mortality arising from COVID-19-related disruption of health systems and malaria control programs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This is primarily because the current COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting malaria diagnosis as both these diseases share some symptoms. It is because of these factors that the malaria diagnostics market is expected to be affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The factors that are responsible for the growth of this market include the growing demand for diagnostic tools in malaria-endemic regions, the high incidence of malaria in some regions, increasing technological advancements and efficient diagnostics, the scale-up of rapid diagnostic tests, and universal access to diagnosis. The rising demand for diagnostic tools for malaria is one of the primary factors driving the market study. For instance, according to the July 2022 update of the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 241 million new cases of malaria registered in 2020 globally, an increase of 14 million cases from the previous year. Also, as per the same source, a disproportionately large amount of the worldwide malaria burden is found in the WHO African Region and 95% of malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths occurred in the area in 2020. Hence, due to the high burden of malaria around the world, the demand for malaria diagnostics products is expected to increase which will drive growth in the malaria diagnostics market over the forecast period. In addition, awareness programs and other government initiatives are other factors in market growth. For instance, in July 2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India launched Jan Abhiyaans with log bhaagidari (people's participation) to enthuse and engage citizens and communities to ensure that their homes, premises, and neighborhoods are free of mosquitoes. Thus, such initiatives are likely to increase awareness among people thereby providing growth opportunities for the market.

Furthermore, the technological advancement in the malaria diagnostics techniques and launch of new products in the market by the companies in the market along with other business expansion activities such as collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, and expansion are also expected to play a crucial role in the growth of the malaria diagnostics market over the forecast period. For instance, in July 2022, Mylab Discovery Solutions launched a combined RT-PCR test called PathoDetect Extended Monsoon Fever Panel, for monsoon diseases such as malaria, Chikungunya, dengue, Zika, Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis bacterial species, and Leishmaniasis parasites. Therefore, due to the above-mentioned factors, the malaria diagnostics market is expected to grow over the forecast period. However, the increasing number of malaria-free countries and rising demand for low-cost diagnostic tools are expected to hinder the growth of the malaria diagnostics market over the forecast period.