Global Urine Test Strips Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Urine Test Strips Market, By Type (Protein Testing, Haemoglobin and Myoglobin Testing, Glucose Testing, Nitrites Testing, Others), Application (Disease Diagnosis, Pregnancy Test), Function (Visual Test Strips, Automated Test Strips), End User (Institutes and Research Laboratories, Hospitals and Clinics, Diagnostic Laboratories, Consumers) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.

Urine Test Strips Market Analysis and Size

A urine test strip, also known as a dipstick which is used to identify pathological alterations in a patient's urine. Up to 10 distinct chemical pads or reagents may be present in a typical urine test strip, which reacts (changes colour) when submerged in and then removed from a urine sample. Even though certain tests require more time, the test can frequently be read in as little as 60 to 120 seconds after dipping. The initial step in the diagnosis of a wide variety of disorders is routine urine testing with multiparameter strips. Proteins, glucose, ketones, haemoglobin, bilirubin, urobilinogen, acetone, nitrite, leucocytes, and pH are all tested for throughout the analysis.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the urine test strips market which was USD 642.27 million in 2021, would speed up to USD 879 million by 2029, and is expected to undergo a CAGR of 4% during the forecast period 2022 to 2029. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include depth expert analysis, patient epidemiology, pipeline analysis, pricing analysis, and regulatory framework.

Urine Test Strips Market Scope and Segmentation      

Market Definition

A urine test strip is a plastic strip to which pads soaked with chemicals are attached serves as a urine reagent strip or dipstick. The chemicals in the pads show whether or not particular compounds are present in the urine. A urine test strip or dipstick is a basic diagnostic tool used to determine the pathological changes in a patient's urine in standard urinalysis.

Global Urine Test Strips Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Modernization of the healthcare and life science sectors

Governments in developing nations are investing heavily in the modernization of the healthcare and life science sectors, which is projected to enhance access to healthcare and create significant opportunity in the market. Additionally, increased focus on making investments in developing nations to expand their businesses is anticipated to grow the market over the coming years and provide substantial opportunities for major market participants.

• New diagnostic technologies

Infectious disease identification is aided by new diagnostic technologies. New diagnostic tests have an impact on epidemiological monitoring, clinical trial enrolment facilitation, antibiotic stewardship, and infection control. Therefore, it is projected that a rise in the use of urine test strips will propel the market.

• Rising urethral infections

Women experience urinary tract infections more frequently than males, due to the shorter urethras. According to the Urology Care Foundation, 8.1 million medical visits related to UTI were reported, and about 12% of men and 60% of women would get a UTI once in their lives. As a result, the market is projected to grow as more people have urethral tract infections.

Opportunities

The urine test strips market's growth is fuelled during the forecast period as a result of technological advancement along with support of government in various healthcare sectors. This will provide beneficial opportunities for the urine test strips market growth.

Restraints/Challenges

On the other hand, lack of reimbursement policies along with stringent regulatory policies and lower adoption of technology will obstruct the market's growth rate.

This urine test strips market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the urine test strips market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Urine Test Strips Market

COVID-19 is positively impacted by the market. Test strip demand is incredibly low in hospitals. The majority of patients were only allowed to get care related to their condition. The COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip is an immunochromatographic (ICT) assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen on the nasopharyngeal specimen that has been developed to identify positive COVID-19 patients and allow for speedy clinical and quarantine decisions, according to the study titled "Development and Potential Usefulness of the COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip Diagnostic Assay in a Pandemic Context" published in the Frontier. As a result, urine test strips development for COVID-19 diagnosis has increased. The COVID-19 had a big impact on the urine test strips market.

Recent Developments

• In April 2021, Roche Accu-Chek Instant was launched to the UK pharma market with a favourable reimbursement pricing decision of Euro 7.50 for 50 test strips. The introduction of such a technologically advanced product into the market by major industry players is anticipated to accelerate market expansion.
• In May 2020, Around 11 million Canadians will have diabetes or prediabetes. The number of continuous glucose monitoring devices marketed is likely to increase as more diabetic people use insulin pumps to treat their condition, according to trends.

Global Urine Test Strips Market Scope

The urine test strips market is segmented on the basis of type, application, function and end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Type

• Protein Testing
• Haemoglobin
• Myoglobin Testing
• Glucose Testing
• Nitrites Testing
• Others

Application

• Disease Diagnosis
• Pregnancy Test

Function

• Visual Test Strips
• Automated Test Strips

 End User

• Institutes
• Research Laboratories
• Hospitals and Clinics
• Diagnostic Laboratories
• Consumers

Urine Test Strips Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The urine test strips market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, type, application, function and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the urine test strips market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

North America dominates the urine test strips market due to the rising occurrences of diabetes along with prevalence of various manufacturers.

Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest growth rate in the forecast period of 2022 to 2029 due to the rising occurrences of obesity and diabetes.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Healthcare Infrastructure Growth Installed base and New Technology Penetration

The urine test strips market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in healthcare expenditure for capital equipment, installed base of different kind of products for urine test strips market, impact of technology using life line curves and changes in healthcare regulatory scenarios and their impact on the urine test strips market. The data is available for historic period 2010-2020.

Competitive Landscape and Urine Test Strips Market Share Analysis

The urine test strips market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to urine test strips market.

Some of the major players operating in the urine test strips market are:

• Abbott (U.S.)
• ACON Laboratories, Inc. (U.S.)
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (U.S.)
• ARKRAY, Inc (Japan)
• B. Braun Melsungen AG (Germany)
• Henry Schein, Inc. (U.S.)
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Switzerland)
• Siemens (Germany)
• TaiDoc Technology Corporation (Taiwan)
• ChilternMediCare (U.K.)
• LifeAssay Diagnostics (South Africa)
• Teco Diagnostics (U.S.)