Canada Bariatric Surgery Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

Canada Bariatric Surgery Market - Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

The Canada Bariatric Surgery Market is expected to register a CAGR of 2.8% during the forecast period. There are certain factors propelling the growth of the market, includes increasing obesity patients, growing government initiatives to curb obesity, and rising prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes and heart diseases.

As per statistics Canada, in 2018, in Canada, approximately 7.3 million adults who were 18 years and older (26.8%) were obese. Another 9.9 million adults (36.3%) were classified as overweight. Moreover, the total population with increased health risks due to excess weight was 63.1% in 2018. This was an increase from 61.9% in 2015.

Furthermore, as per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) suggested that in Canada, the prevalence of obesity will continue to rise at a predicted rate of 4-5% per year. Therefore, a high prevalence of obesity in the country is expected to drive the market in the coming years.

Closure devices are used for reconnecting tissues during surgical procedures and for closing incisions made by trocars. The laparoscopic port closure device successfully and safely closes port sites in obese patients undergoing bariatric procedures and surgeries. The closure devices segment is expected to register high growth, as they are widely used in minimally invasive surgeries that require immediate closure of very small incisions made at the time of surgical procedures.

As per statistics Canada, in 2018, the proportion of adults who were overweight or obese was higher among males (69.4%) than among females (56.7%). In fact, the proportion who were overweight or obese was higher for males for all age groups starting at age 20. In Canada, adults who were obese were also more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure (29.5%) and heart disease (6.0%) among adults with a normal weight, the prevalence was 9.5% for high blood pressure and 2.7% for heart disease.

Therefore, the high prevalence of obesity among adults are at high risk for hypertension, and other heart diseases which is expected to drive the segment over the forecast period.

The Canadian bariatric surgery market is moderately consolidated competitive with the presence of major players, such as Apollo Endosurgery Inc, Olympus Corporation, and Medtronic Plc. The market is also inclusive of the smaller players that hold a substantial market share. With the growing medical device market, it is expected that a few more new players will be penetrating the market in the coming future.

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