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PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 1822305
Consumer Health in China
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Value sales of consumer health in China are increasing in 2025, underpinned by rising health awareness and heightened willingness to invest in wellbeing. Post-pandemic, local consumers continue to view pharmaceuticals and supplements as essential, while brands are invested in expanding education and cultivating demand - especially in areas such as beauty, women's health, and stress management.
Euromonitor International's Consumer Health in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
- Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market's major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
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Product Code: CHCN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List Of Contents And Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Consumer Health in 2025: The big picture
- Key trends in 2025
- Competitive landscape
- Channel developments
- What next for Consumer Health?
MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2020-2025
- Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
- Table 3 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 4 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 7 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 8 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 9 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2025
- Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
- OTC registration and classification
- Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
- Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
- Switches
DISCLAIMER
DEFINITIONS
SOURCES
- Summary 1 Research Sources
ANALGESICS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Topicals drive growth amid systemic weakness
- Yunnan Baiyao sustains leadership through innovation and community pain services
- Offline pharmacies maintain reach as O2O e-commerce accelerates analgesics access in China
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Rising prevention and professional care weigh on paediatric analgesics demand in China
- Digital transformation and smart distribution reshape OTC analgesics
- Strengthening child-resistant packaging standards in China's pharmaceutical market
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 16 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 17 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Weak seasonal demand limits short-term growth
- CR Sanjiu retains leadership despite weak cold and flu season
- Digital channels gain share as online pharmacy chain expansion pressures offline sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Steady growth ahead amid shifting demand drivers
- Digital innovation redefines marketing, distribution and product formats
- Rising accessibility of Rx antivirals challenges OTC cold remedies
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 18 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 19 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Stable growth driven by lifestyle shifts and diverging consumer preferences
- TCM and consumer trust ensure CR Jiangzhong maintains overall leadership in 2025
- Pharmacies anchors digestive OTC sales as e-commerce rapidly expands
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Sustained value growth will be driven by lifestyle and demographic dynamics
- Digital and technological advancements enhance channel reach and product accessibility
- Probiotics expansion poses challenges to long-term growth of OTC digestive remedies in China
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 24 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 25 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 28 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 29 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DERMATOLOGICALS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Antifungals and hair-loss treatments drive growth in dermatologicals in 2025
- Xian Janssen leads overall, while Wanma gains ground as it heads up hair loss treatments
- Rising influence of social media supports e-commerce expansion
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Vaginal antifungals faces retail slowdown and sluggish growth in store-based retail
- Digital innovations driving personalised consumer experiences
- Intensified competition expected in topical germicidals/antiseptics
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 30 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 31 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Hair Loss Treatments: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 36 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SLEEP AIDS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Sleep aids sees impressive value growth in 2025
- Competitive landscape remains fragmented
- E-commerce as biggest and most dynamic distribution channel for sleep aids in China
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Sleep aids faces further steady growth as consumer awareness continues to rise
- Innovation to focus on ingredients and product format
- E-commerce set to see further expansion during forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 37 Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2020-2025
- Table 38 Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 41 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2025-2030
- Table 42 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2025-2030
EYE CARE IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Positive growth curbed by low innovation and high price sensitivity
- Mentholatum (Zhongshan) Pharmaceuticals leads eye care in 2025
- Retail e-commerce accounts for greatest proportion of eye care sales in China
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Lifestyle shifts and habitual use support further steady growth
- Increased tech adoption for refined products, deeper engagement and broader access
- Eye care as essential wellness products
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 43 Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 44 Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 47 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WOUND CARE IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Solid growth supported by ageing population
- Yunnan Baiyao continues to benefit from longstanding reputation
- Rapid expansion of e-commerce improves wound care accessibility
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Demographic shifts in China to drive future growth for wound care
- Intelligent wound monitoring represents key technological trend for forecast period
- Health and wellness trends expand into wound care
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 49 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 50 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 51 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 52 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 53 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 54 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
VITAMINS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Vitamins enjoys continued growth in China in 2025
- Amway retains leadership while Nutrend rises fastest
- E-commerce remains most dynamic channel in 2025
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Foundational role of vitamins ensures persistent growth
- Innovation continues to boost product and distribution development in vitamins
- Health and wellness trends to support further progress
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 55 Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 56 Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 57 Sales of Multivitamins by Positioning: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 60 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 61 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Rising health consciousness and paediatric focus drive growth in 2025
- By-health leads as Orkla enjoys most rapid expansion
- E-commerce as favoured and fastest-rising channel for dietary supplements in China
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Steady growth forecast for dietary supplements
- Innovation ensures continued dynamism
- Sustainability trends shape progress
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 62 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 63 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 64 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Positioning: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 65 NBO Company Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 66 LBN Brand Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 67 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 68 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Emerging new health-oriented products undermine growth for weight management and wellbeing
- Leading players face pressures and growing scepticism from consumers
- Retail e-commerce remains dominant channel in 2025
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Shifting weight-loss treatment strategies from consumers to reshape development
- GLP-1 drugs expand options for consumers in China
- Chinese government policies focus on healthier weight management practices
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 69 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 70 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 71 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 72 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 73 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 74 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SPORTS NUTRITION IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Sports non-protein products drives overall growth in 2025
- Beijing Competitor SportsTechnology leads while MuscleTech continues to struggle
- Retail e-commerce maintains dominance as other sales channels struggle to achieve strong growth momentum.
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Growing number of fitness enthusiasts set to drive growth in forecast period
- Compact and portable packaging as key consumer demand driver
- Domestically produced protein ingredients hold potential for progress in protein powder
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 75 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 76 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 77 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 78 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 79 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 80 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Herbal/traditional products gains momentum amid renewed consumer interest
- CR Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical leads, with supplements players showing dynamism
- Pharmacies maintains narrow lead as e-commerce continues to steal share
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Stagnation in TCM/herbal vaginal antifungal products
- Updated formats cater to demand for convenient and modern solutions
- Sustainability becomes increasingly important in herbal/traditional products
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 81 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 82 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 83 NBO Company Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 84 LBN Brand Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 85 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 86 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PAEDIATRIC CONSUMER HEALTH IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Rising parental focus and product upgrades drive paediatric health growth
- Nature's Story leads while Swisse Wellness rises fastest in 2025
- E-commerce overtakes health and beauty specialists to lead distribution in 2025
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Paediatric consumer health faces niche opportunities amid demographic challenges
- Innovation and digital advancements drive development
- Strengthening child-resistant packaging standards in China's pharmaceutical market
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 87 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 88 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 89 NBO Company Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 90 LBN Brand Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 91 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 92 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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