While the COVID crisis has obviously driven up the demand for ventilators in 2020, data from GHI’s Medical Equipment Market Report: Latin America 2020 also point to a number of other categories that are growing in markets across the region.
Below we break down some of the key growth categories. Our data on medical equipment/devices growth covers Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. While no equipment types showed growth in all of the markets we analyzed, a number of them did grow in many of these markets. As such, below we list each equipment type and the countries in which it’s posting growth.

#1 ANESTHESIA MACHINES
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 4.4%
- Central America: 13.5%
- Chile: 18.3%
- Colombia: 18.1%
- Mexico: 4.1%
- Peru: 5.7%

#2 ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 11.4%
- Brazil: 1.4%
- Central America: 23.5%
- Colombia: 2.7%
- Peru: 1.4%

#3 C-ARMS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 8.3%
- Central America: 12%
- Colombia: 5.3%
- Mexico: 4%


#4 CT SCANNERS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 6.5%
- Central America: 9.8%
- Colombia: 7%
- Mexico: 5.3%

#5 EKG MACHINES
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 4%
- Brazil: 2.8%
- Central America: 13.6%
- Peru: 3.8%

#6 ENDOSCOPY TOWERS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 16.2%
- Central America: 10.7%
- Chile: 19.4%
- Colombia: 23.4%

#7 FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEMS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 37.2%
- Central America: 19.6%
- Colombia: 11.8%
- Mexico: 20%
- Peru: 14.8%

#8 GAMMA CAMERAS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 18.2%
- Brazil: 1.3%
- Chile: 76.5%
- Colombia: 6%
- Mexico: 0.5%

#9 MRI MACHINES
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 12.9%
- Brazil: 1.3%
- Chile: 3.9%
- Colombia: 25.9%
- Mexico: 12%
- Peru: 13.2%

#10 MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS
Growth in Specific Markets:
- Argentina: 47.8%
- Chile: 14.8%
- Colombia: 29.8%
- Mexico: 1.6%
- Peru: 1.1%
Explore More
Click here for a sample of GHI’s Medical Equipment Market Report Latin America 2020, which not only offers the growth data cited above but also lists a deep range of other insights to help marketing and sales teams target the region more effectively, such as:
- Total hospitals in Latin America and in specific markets
- Penetration of basic medical equipment (e.g. X-ray machines, ventilators, etc) across Latin America and in specific markets such as Argentina, Brazil, central America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
- Penetration of specialized equipment (e.g. C-arms, CT scanners, linear accelerators) across Latin America and in specific markets such as Argentina, Brazil, central America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
- Healthcare technology penetration (EMRs, PACS, robotic surgery systems, telemedicine and more) across Latin America and in specific markets such as Argentina, Brazil, central America, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
- The top 70 Latin American hospitals in terms of advanced technology
- Growth trends in equipment across recent years
- Importation data of medical equipment/devices in different Latin American markets
And much more. The report site details more of what the report features, including its table of contents and a sample of the report itself.
If you require more specific data exploring a particular market segment, contact us for a customized market study. We also offer subscriptions to our databases: HospiScope and Surgiscope.



