Consumer Health in New Zealand
The consumer health industry in New Zealand continued to witness robust growth in current value terms in 2023. The year marked a return to a semblance of normality in the country, following the reopening of borders and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. However, this was accompanied by a sense of “prevention fatigue” in the general population, following two years of pandemic-related challenges, which saw fewer consumers maintaining mitigation strategies, such as social distancing and mask-wea...
Euromonitor International's Consumer Health in New Zealand report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2027 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.
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- Consumer Health in New Zealand
- Euromonitor International
- October 2023
- List Of Contents And Tables
- CONSUMER HEALTH IN NEW ZEALAND
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Consumer health in 2023: The big picture
- 2023 key trends
- Competitive landscape
- Retailing developments
- What next for consumer health?
- MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2018-2023
- Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2018-2023
- MARKET DATA
- Table 3 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 4 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 7 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2018-2023
- Table 8 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2018-2023
- Table 9 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2023
- Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- 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 NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Early start to the flu season results boosts demand for analgesics
- Panadol and Nurofen remain the go-to choices for analgesics among New Zealanders
- Supermarkets and pharmacies share sales of analgesics
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Older demographic will be key element of growth for pain relieving medicines
- GSK Consumer Healthcare trials natural, plant-based analgesic in keeping with consumer demand for more ‘natural’ products
- Incumbent brands to strengthen their hold over the market
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 16 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 17 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Greater demand for cough, cold and allergy remedies, thanks to return of pre-pandemic lifestyles and early start to flu season
- Pharyngeal preparations begin to close the gap with medicated confectionery
- Major brands continue to vie for leading position
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Increased focus on preventative health should benefit sales
- Ban on cough remedies containing pholcodine in Australia could prompt similar measures from Medsafe
- Slow growth for e-commerce channel as consumers prefer to shop in-store
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 18 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 19 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Resurgence of dining out increases demand for digestive remedies
- Poor diets with a lack of fibre result in indigestion and heartburn
- Reckitt Benckiser maintains its lead in digestive remedies, ahead of Johnson & Johnson
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- More New Zealanders expected to resort to digestive remedies, due to poor diets
- Improving gut health will be key focus of packaged food manufacturers and producers of dietary supplements
- Consumer loyalty to their chosen remedies will remain an obstacle for smaller players
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 24 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 25 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 28 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 29 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- DERMATOLOGICALS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Growth of antifungals strengthens as New Zealanders engage in more physical activities
- Dynamic performance for hair loss treatments, due ageing population and rising stress levels
- International players retain their lead
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Demographic trends will continue to shape dermatologicals, moving forward
- Beauty products to provide tougher competition for dermatologicals
- Social stigma of certain products is likely to benefit online sales
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 30 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 31 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Hair Loss Treatments: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 36 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- NRT SMOKING CESSATION AIDS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Steady growth for NRT smoking cessation aids as prevalence of smoking declines in New Zealand
- NRT gum and NRT patches account for majority of sales
- Static competitive landscape as consumers prefer to stay loyal to a single brand
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Sluggish performance expected, due to lack of innovation
- More consumers take up vaping amid decline in cigarette smoking
- New Zealand implements tough anti-smoking laws to reduce smoking
- CATEGORY INDICATORS
- Table 37 Number of Smokers by Gender 2018-2023
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 38 Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 39 Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 40 NBO Company Shares of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 42 Forecast Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 43 Forecast Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- SLEEP AIDS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- High levels of stress and anxiety lead to disruption of sleep patterns
- Increased evening screen time usage fuels demand for sleep aids among teenagers
- Sleep Drops leads the market for sleep aids
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Further growth expected for sleep aids, as stress and anxiety levels show no signs of abating
- Growing competition from substitute products which focus on improving sleep health
- No major changes to competitive landscape, due to lack of new product development
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 44 Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2018-2023
- Table 45 Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2023-2028
- Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- EYE CARE IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Declining eye health due to increase in screen time and ageing population
- Increase in outdoor activities drives demand for allergy eye care
- Clear Eyes retains its lead as mist formats prove popular with consumers
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Bright future predicted for eye care
- Climate change will impact hay fever sufferers
- Ageing population will fuel demand for products designed to relieve dry eye symptoms
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 50 Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 51 Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 52 NBO Company Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 53 LBN Brand Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 54 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 55 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- WOUND CARE IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Demand for wound care products increases, as New Zealanders return to their usual pre-pandemic routines
- Wound care suffers from maturity
- Channel dynamics remain relatively static amid slow growth of e-commerce
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Growth of wound care to stabilise, following post-pandemic boom, although demographic trends could have positive effect
- Further opportunities environmental sustainability for wound care
- No expected changes to competitive landscape
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 56 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 57 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 60 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 61 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- VITAMINS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Demand for vitamins slows, as lifestyles normalise post-pandemic
- Manufacturers invest in multivitamins targeted at specific health needs, in order to boost consumption
- Inflationary pressures impact manufacturers and consumers
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Continued shift to increasing personalisation
- Growth opportunities in terms of innovative formats
- New therapeutic goods legislation to impact industry
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 62 Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 63 Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 64 Sales of Multivitamins by Positioning: % Value 2018-2023
- Table 65 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 66 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 67 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 68 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Rising inflation impacts unit prices for dietary supplements
- Consumers gravitate towards products claiming to address specific health requirements, in keeping with a more holistic approach to wellbeing
- Growing demand for products addressing women’s health and beauty needs, with collagen-based formulations gaining traction
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- New regulations regarding natural health products to impact industry
- Pill fatigue drives growth in innovative new formats
- Growing demand for plant-based supplements
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 69 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 70 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 71 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Positioning: % Value 2018-2023
- Table 72 NBO Company Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 74 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 75 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- High obesity rates drive growth in weight management and wellbeing, with supplement nutrition drinks leading the way
- Meal replacements continue to decline, despite wide product variety, while weight loss supplements retain their appeal
- Strong competition from sports nutrition places pressure on sales
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- High obesity levels will sustain demand for weight management and wellbeing products
- Ageing population presents opportunity for supplement nutrition drinks
- Weight management products will face growing competition from other products targeting a similar demographic
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 76 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 77 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 80 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 81 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- SPORTS NUTRITION IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Strong performance for sports nutrition, with protein/energy bars leading the way
- Non-protein still has much scope for development
- Local ANZ brands continue to dominate the market
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Protein products have opportunity to target wider demographic amid ageing population
- High-quality plant-based options will gain traction
- Protein bars to continue to show strong growth, following shift in consumer preferences
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 82 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 83 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 84 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 86 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 87 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Further growth for herbal/traditional products in 2023, with sleep aids continuing to thrive
- Sustainable, vegan and organic claims boost sales
- Continuing strong demand for cough and cold remedies, due to extended cold and flu season
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Further gains over the forecast period, in line with growing consumer awareness and acceptance of natural remedies
- Herbal/traditional sleep aids will continue to see dynamic growth
- New regulations regarding natural health products to impact industry
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 88 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 89 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 90 NBO Company Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 91 LBN Brand Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 92 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 93 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028
- PAEDIATRIC CONSUMER HEALTH IN NEW ZEALAND
- KEY DATA FINDINGS
- 2023 DEVELOPMENTS
- Growing demand for paediatric analgesics and cough and cold remedies, on the back of severe influenza season
- Vitamins and dietary supplements for children grow in importance
- Competitive landscape remains static amid high demand for paediatric OTC medication
- PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Static performance for paediatric consumer health, although vitamins and dietary supplements will buck the general trend
- Demand expected to shift towards natural products
- Limited innovation and competition expected for paediatric medicine
- CATEGORY DATA
- Table 94 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2018-2023
- Table 95 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023
- Table 96 NBO Company Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2019-2023
- Table 97 LBN Brand Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2020-2023
- Table 98 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2023-2028
- Table 99 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2023-2028