Market intelligence – which allows you to understand acquisition trends, penetration levels and the how Latin America’s healthcare system compares with the world – could make the difference between a 2021 that gains back the ground lost in 2020… or falls short.

To help sales and marketing teams focused on Latin America, here are 10 key stats:

101%
Growth rate for positron emission tomography in Mexican hospitals, 2016-2019

7%
penetration rate of angiography systems in Argentina’s 2000+ hospitals

1,487
Total amount of hospitals in Brazil with 90+ beds

15.8%
growth in fluoroscopy systems in Central American hospitals in 2019

39.8%
The growth in linear accelerators in Colombian hospitals in 2019

47%
growth in gamma cameras in Chilean hospitals, 2016-2019

13
equipment categories grew in Colombian hospitals in 2019, with linear accelerators, MRI machines and mammography systems growing the most

-16.1%
The drop in linear accelerators in Mexican hospitals in 2019, while 15 other categories (from anesthesia machines to positron emission tomography) grew from 0.5% to 20%

9.6% to 45.5%
In Peru, the range of expansion of the top 6 medical equipment types that grew the most in 2019

63%
penetration for telemedicine in Chilean hospitals

Get Deeper Data

Go beyond these 10 figures to obtain 1,490 more key data points by ordering Medical Equipment Market Report Latin America 2020.

This comprehensive report identifies:

• The top 70 hospitals in Latin America in high-technology equipment adoption
• Overall penetration of basic equipment and specialized equipment in all Latin American hospitals
• Penetration of base installed equipment in 7 key Latin American hospital markets
• Total amounts of 19 crucial types of hospital equipment (ventilators, robotic surgery systems, hemodialysis machines, C-arms, patient monitors and more) in all of Latin America
• Average amounts of major hospital equipment types
• Importation growth and contraction trends, 2016-2019
• Healthcare technology penetration levels for top markets

And much more. Click here to view a report sample and table of contents.

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Latin America is the region with the highest prevalence and Argentina, one of the most critical countries with 30% of overweight and obese adolescents. Middle-income countries, such as Argentina, face the combination of problems: malnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, obesity, and overweight. Although there are critical cases, especially in the most vulnerable areas of the country, malnutrition rates have fallen a lot in recent years, while overweight and obesity are increasing.

The country has the second highest rate of overweight in children under five in Latin America and the Caribbean with 9.9%, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN). According to official figures, in adolescents aged 13 to 15years, the percentage of overweight children increased by 17% in five years from 25% (2007) to 29% (2012).

This epidemic also has a dimension of inequity that strongly affects the poorest populations. Boys and girls with low socioeconomic status are 31% more likely to be overweight than those with high socioeconomic status.

In Argentina, the food labels are not clear, they lend themselves to confusion and consequently a product that seems healthy, may not be. The incorporation of the frontal labeling in the containers is an effective measure, proven in countries like Chile, that recently implemented it. Restrictions on advertising of food products aimed at children, protection of school environments, and discussion of fiscal policies for sugary drinks are other strategies that in the region show very good results.

Obesity and overweight are not individual problems: they are social epidemics that require action at the population level, that generate healthier environments where children and adolescents can fully exercise their right to health.

To fill this gap, Global Health Intelligence (GHI) decided to delve into its database (which covers 86% of all hospitals in Latin America and now includes Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay) to analyze which hospitals have the highest equipment counts in 4 specific categories:

• Patient care (number of beds)
• Diagnostic imaging equipment
• Cardiovascular equipment
• Maternity unit equipment

These four categories are critical pillars when evaluating patient care. The number of beds within an institution is often an indicator of the size of the hospital and may be correlated to the level of care. Diagnostic imaging equipment is essential to properly diagnose any number of life-threatening and chronic conditions. Cardiovascular equipment is just as important given the prevalence of heart disease in Latin America. A majority of births take place in hospitals and birthing is one of the main activities of most hospitals, which denotes significant importance to maternity units and infant care. While additional categories could have been included, GHI decided to focus on these 4 areas of care in order make the ranking more manageable.

Why Multiple Categories and Countries?

Rankings are often all-encompassing with no specific focus, such as the “The 50 best hospitals.” Given the complexities of healthcare systems in place and the context in which they operate, GHI opted to acknowledge these characteristics by creating a ranking per leading category. This also enables smaller yet more specialized hospitals to form part of the ranking.

GHI applied the same plurality by setting up the rankings per country in order to reflect local market dynamics accurately. For example, Brazil has over 200 million people and over 7,000 hospitals. It would be an unjust comparison to include Brazilian hospitals alongside those of Peru, for instance, a market that’s 10 times smaller.

Rankings for the Best Equipped Hospitals

The best-equipped hospitals in Argentina
The best-equipped hospitals in Brazil
The best-equipped hospitals in Chile
The best-equipped hospitals in Colombia
The best-equipped hospitals in Dominican Republic
The best-equipped hospitals in Mexico
The best-equipped hospitals in Peru
The best-equipped hospitals in Puerto Rico

Dive Deeper

This GHI ranking will give you an initial sense of which Latin American hospitals are best-equipped. But that’s just a surface view. It takes a deeper dive into the data to understand which market segments have the best potential to drive your revenues.

You can get this deep dive by subscribing to our database , which quickly lets you use data visualization tools to see which hospitals have the biggest needs and what those needs are. Parsing that is what will uncover opportunities for your sales team and allow you to grow your revenues in different markets. Check out this video to understand how the database can help drive new and existing revenue streams. Then contact GHI directly for an even deeper sense of how our database can be the perfect tool for your sales team.

Despite the volatility, several modalities demonstrated strong growth between 2014 and 2016.

Here’s a look at the top 3, all of which offer some interesting opportunities in key areas.

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Go Further

While our report offers a strong handle on these growth areas, it won’t let you know equipment counts for specific hospitals so you can see which ones offer the best sales opportunities. For that, you need the deep granular detail available in our hospital database, which lets you see equipment counts for nearly 70% of Argentina’s hospitals, key contacts for purchase and much more. Contact us to subscribe to our database so you can get started today on uncovering new sales from the Argentine hospital market.

Beyond that, we can also help with fresh data on market share so you can see where you stand in comparison to your competitors or deliver some custom research to further help you edge out the competition with crucial market intelligence.

The report requested the government to consider the policies for allowing better distribution of professionals in locations deprived of specialists. Two migratory waves were observed in Uruguay; one during the dictatorship and the other during the economic crisis in 2002. However, the situation seems to have reversed with very few doctors migrating to other countries in search of better working conditions.

According to the Medical Union there is zero unemployment in the sector, yet 7% and 10% of Uruguayan doctors work abroad. The majority travel to Spain (51.7%) followed by Chile (24.4%). With the reversal of situation, doctors from other nations are moving to Uruguay for work, especially from Venezuela, Cuba and Pakistan.