Global Sterilization Equipment Market Size

Sterilization Equipment Market Analysis

The Global Sterilization Equipment Market size is estimated at USD 8.94 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 12.77 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 7.37% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered healthcare priorities, adversely impacting healthcare management. In the initial days of the pandemic, several countries were in lockdown. They suspended trade with other countries and implemented travel restrictions, leading to a decline in healthcare services such as treatments, diagnosis, and surgical procedures in the first half of 2020. Preventing hospital-acquired infections is a critical aspect of the clinical management of COVID-19, as hospital-acquired infections have been a common feature of such outbreaks. According to the study titled 'Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK's first COVID-19 pandemic wave', published in August 2021, 11.3% of patients with COVID-19 in 314 UK hospitals became infected after hospital admission. This rate increased to 15.8% in May 2020. Thus, the outbreak has impacted the healthcare facilities' ability to manage hospital-acquired infections, significantly increasing the demand for sterilizers. Due to the rising COVID-19 cases, government associations also worked toward reducing the COVID-19 impact. For instance, as per a March 2020 update by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, it is adequate to maintain the supply of sterilizers, disinfectant devices, and air purifiers that can facilitate the rapid turnaround of sterilized or disinfected medical equipment and help reduce the risk of viral exposure for patients and healthcare providers to SARS-CoV-2 for public health emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The USFDA believes that the policy outlined will help address these urgent public health concerns by increasing the availability of sterilizers, disinfectant devices, and air purifiers during this public health emergency.

With the growing global population, the prevalence of various infectious diseases has rapidly increased. Many of these diseases require medical interventions and surgeries. The instruments and devices used in the surgeries need to be sterilized. Moreover, the infected instruments may give rise to the cross-transmission of diseases. According to the National Plastic Surgery Statistics 2020 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2,314720 cosmetic surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2020, and 2,678,302 surgeries were performed in 2019. Additionally, the total number of reconstructive procedures performed in 2020 and 2019 were 6,878,486 and 6,652,591, respectively, in the United States. As these surgeries require sterilized instruments, the market is expected to witness significant growth in the coming years.

These factors have given rise to the need for sterilization equipment to prevent the further spread of infectious diseases. The expansion of pharmaceutical companies has also been a major factor in the market's growth. However, stringent regulatory standards for approval, production of these devices, and disadvantages of chemical agents used as chemical sterilants in some equipment, which may cause potential damage to the eyes and skin, have been restraining the market's growth.