{"id":7293,"date":"2018-01-25T13:57:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/?p=7293\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:20:11","slug":"the-top-2018-trends-in-latam-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/the-top-2018-trends-in-latam-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 2018 Trends in LatAm Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technological innovations. Rapid adoption of electronic medical records and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/the-rise-of-telemedicine-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telemedicine<\/a>. A rapidly aging population. There\u2019s no question that Latin American healthcare markets are changing. Hospitals constantly need to stay in front of these trends, and device and equipment manufacturers need to be ready to provide what hospitals need, when they need it.<\/p>\n[thrive_leads id=&#8217;7632&#8242;]\n<p>As part of our tracking of the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/latams-best-selling-medical-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">medical device\/equipment market in Latin America<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Global Health Intelligence (GHI) has focused on predicting what 2018 will hold for the industry. Here\u2019s a look at those predictions\u2014and the data that\u2019s fueling them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7179 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/nro_01_verde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Brazil Will Bounce Back<\/h2>\n<p>According to projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Brazilian economy posted a meager growth of 0.7% in 2017. However, 2018 appears poised to paint a better, more robust picture. Economic growth is projected to more than double and reach 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this, GHI anticipates that medical equipment and device sales in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/state-of-the-2017-medical-device-market-in-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brazil <\/a>will surge in 2018 compared to current levels. One major reason for this projection is due to increasing import levels. As we reported not long ago, as per <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/sharescope-market-size-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShareScope<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u2014GHI\u2019s service to analyze import data and market share\/size for medical equipment brands\u2014the forecasted value of medical equipment\/devices imported into <a href=\"\/?page_id=25319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazil<\/a> in 2017 went up 15%. This is significant for the marketplace, because generally speaking, import numbers are a direct proxy to sales, given that equipment is imported with the objective of being sold.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, based on extrapolations from <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/hospiscope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HospiScope<\/a><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 GHI\u2019s LatAm hospitals database \u2014figures are also pointing toward a strong 2018 in Brazil. This includes increases in installed base equipment between 2016 and 2017\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/2018-brazilian-health-market-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazil<\/a>, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 34% increase in electrocardiogram machines in Brazil&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>14% growth in nuclear medicine systems-positron emission tomography\u00a0in Brazil&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 10% uptick in endoscopy machines\u00a0in Brazil&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 4% increase in X ray machines\u00a0in Brazil&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7180 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/nro_02_verde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Mexico Makes Its Mark<\/h2>\n<p>Like Brazil, Mexico has experienced volatility in recent years when it comes to both overall economic and healthcare sector growth. GDP growth in Mexico has remained fairly flat in recent years, with 1.3% growth in 2013 to 2.3% in 2014, 2.5% in 2015 and 2.3% in 2016 (Source: INEGI). In October 2017 the IMF forecasted GDP growth to be 1.9% for <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/es\/rankings-de-hospitales-latinoamericanos\/hospitales-mejor-equipados-en-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the country\u2019s recent economic difficulties have affected the medical device market in Mexico. ShareScope data analysis indicates that after solid growth in import values and quantity in 2015 and 2016, there will be a forecast drop of 19% in\u00a02017 (final figures not yet available).<\/p>\n<p>However, the news isn\u2019t all bad in Mexico. The <em>sexenio<\/em>, the common word for the six-year term limit placed on the Mexican president, is up in 2018, and many are projecting that healthcare spending could rise with the election of a new president. While HospiScope data indicates that 60% of the hospitals in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/state-of-the-2017-medical-device-market-in-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mexico<\/a> are private, the rest are public. This becomes significant in terms of spending because public hospitals in Mexico have a much higher bed count than private hospitals\u2014roughly 90 beds per hospital versus 15 per hospital in the case of private hospitals. As such, public hospitals in Mexico account for approximately 80% of the hospital beds in the country. With the new administration in place, public spending on healthcare could increase.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, GHI\u2019s HospiScope has been tracking increases in installed base of capital equipment in Mexican hospitals between 2016 and 2017, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 12% increase in newborn cribs in Mexico&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 10% increase in x-ray machines\u00a0in Mexico&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 5% increase in endoscopy towers\u00a0in Mexico&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>An 8% increase in ultrasound machines\u00a0in Mexico&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 20% increase in PACS\u00a0in Mexico&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[thrive_leads id=&#8217;7635&#8242;]\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7181 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/nro_03_verde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Smaller Markets Surge<\/h2>\n<p>The big players of Brazil and Mexico aren\u2019t the only countries that GHI expects good fortune from in 2018. Smaller markets like Chile, Peru, Guatemala and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/overview-of-the-costa-rican-healthcare-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica<\/a> should become increasingly important players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/the-5-biggest-healthcare-growth-markets-in-latin-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medical equipment markets<\/a>, as well. Here are just a few areas where these countries are showing increases in installed base of capital equipment between 2016 and 2017:<\/p>\n<h3>Chile<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A 9% growth in radiotherapy equipment\u00a0in Chile&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 34% increase in stereotactic mammography machines\u00a0in\u00a0Chile&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 10% upsurge in CT scanners\u00a0in\u00a0Chile&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Peru<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An 18% growth in nuclear medicine systems-positron emission tomography\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/why-latin-america-is-one-of-the-worlds-hottest-hospital-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peru&#8217;s hospitals<\/a> in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 27% increase in ultrasound machines\u00a0in Peru&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 24% uptick in ventilators\u00a0in Peru&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Guatemala<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A 134% increase in PACS in Guatemala&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 73% upsurge in CT scanners\u00a0in\u00a0Guatemala&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 67% uptick in infusion pumps\u00a0in\u00a0Guatemala&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Costa Rica<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A 48% increase in anesthesia machines\u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/news\/costa-ricas-healthcare-services-rank-second-best-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica&#8217;s hospitals<\/a> in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 49% increase in endoscopy towers\u00a0in\u00a0Costa Rica&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<li>A 42% uptick in laparoscopic surgery equipment\u00a0in\u00a0Costa Rica&#8217;s hospitals in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/nro_04_verde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Private Healthcare Continues to Increase<\/h2>\n<p>One of the major trends that GHI projects for 2018 and beyond is a growing customer base for private medical services. Increasingly, the middle class is complementing their public health coverage with a private option, so much so in fact that Latin America\u2019s health insurance companies have the most rapid level of growth in the world, with 30% growth each year projected through 2025, as per McKinsey and Company.<\/p>\n[thrive_leads id=&#8217;7630&#8242;]\n<p>With these changes also come opportunities to serve working-class individuals who feel the financial squeeze. Increasingly, specialized outpatient low-cost institutions are becoming part of the LatAm private health care system. In fact, a recent article by the Oxford Business Group noted that the public and private sectors of the healthcare system in Mexico are increasingly coming together and cooperating in order to better serve all of Mexico\u2019s patients.<\/p>\n<p>As new facilities become a part of this rapidly changing healthcare environment, GHI will keep you up-to-date on the device and equipment needs of any new facilities that form as a result, as well as the evolution of the competitive landscape surrounding insurance and offering.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7295 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nro_05_verde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Penetration of Low-Cost Products<\/h2>\n<p>It is no surprise that Latin American healthcare budgets are tight and will continue to be tight heading into 2018. Naturally, this means that LatAm hospitals will continue to be attracted to lower-priced alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting development is that Asian markets have begun to form partnerships with Latin American healthcare systems. Both China and Korea, for example, have formed steadily growing partnerships with the region, thus increasing the flow of goods between the regions. If you\u2019re a medical device or equipment manufacturer or distributor with an interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pt-br\/ghi-analysis\/8-latam-growth-markets-for-medical-equipment-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latin America<\/a>, this is certainly a trend that\u2019s worth keeping an eye on.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>NEXT STEPS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact GHI to find out more<\/a> about how you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/hospiscope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HospiScope<\/a> to take advantage of the recent growth in installed base equipment in LatAm hospitals, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/sharescope-market-size-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShareScope<\/a> to know your company\u2019s market share with different types of equipment\u2014plus those of your competition\u2014and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/strategic-solutions-hospital-database\/inscope-custom-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In-Scope<\/a> for competitive intelligence and custom research to drive key business decisions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[thrive_leads id=&#8217;7637&#8242;]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 predictions of what will play out in the region this 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