• Global Wheelchairs Market Competition by Manufacturers including Production, Share,
Revenue, Average Price, Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area and Product Type.
• Global Wheelchairs Market Manufacturers Profiles/Analysis including Company Basic
Information, Manufacturing Base and Its Competitors.
• Global Wheelchairs Market Manufacturing Cost Analysis including Key Raw Materials and Key
Suppliers of Raw Materials.
• Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers including Upstream Raw Materials
Sourcing and Downstream Buyers
• Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders including Marketing Channel, Market
Positioning and Distributors/Traders List.
• Market Effect Factors Analysis including Technology Progress/Risk, Consumer Needs/Customer
Preference Change and Economic/Political Environmental Change.
• Global Wheelchairs Market Forecast including Production, Consumption, Import and Export
Forecast by Type, Applications and Region.
• Research Findings and Conclusion
Rise in aging population is expected to favor the growth of wheelchair market
North America accounts for the largest share in the global wheelchair market, followed by
Europe and Asia Pacific. Mostly wheelchairs are used by elder people who are near to the age
of 60’s and above. As per Population Reference Bureau 2016 report, in the U.S. around 46
million people of age 60 and above are estimated to use wheel chair, the number is expected
to reach around 98 million by 2060 supporting the share of North America for the wheelchairs
market. Asia Pacific region is expected to show growth in wheel chair market, owing to
increasing population in economies like China and India. Major investments in healthcare fuels
the growth of wheelchairs market in this region. The wheelchairs market is expected to show
high growth rate in Asia-Pacific region over the forecast period as Asia consist of 60% of the
world’s current population.
Market Dynamics
The wheelchair market growth is expected to gain traction in the near future, as a result of rise
in geriatric population and lower limb amputation cases due to various impairment such as
diabetes and vascular diseases at constant rate. According to Centers of Disease Control and
Prevention 2014 report (CDC), in the U.S., around 30.0 million people were diagnosed with
diabetes and around 8.0 million people are living with undiagnosed diabetes.
Additionally, according to European Journal Aerzteblatt-international.de 2017 report, there were
around 100,000 lower limb amputation caused by trauma, intoxication, musculoskeletal disease,