Global Breathalyzer Market Trends, Forecast Report 2025-2037
Breathalyzer Market size is expected to grow from USD 953.59 million to USD 6.35 billion, witnessing a CAGR of more than 15.5% during the forecast timeline, between 2025 and 2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of breathalyzer is evaluated at USD 1.07 billion.
The market growth can be ascribed to rising number of drunk driving cases leading to road accidents. According to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022, approximately 1.3 million people die every year in road accidents. Besides, growing use of alcohol and the incidence of alcohol-related crimes and abuses are estimated to boost the market revenue.
Moreover, limit has been set by the government across different countries in order to detect the presence of harmful toxic substances in the human body that can lead to an increased incidence of deaths. According to the statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), the consumption of alcohol contributes to 3 million deaths worldwide each year. Such harmful use of alcohol contributes to 5.1% of the global burden of disease. Also, the early diagnosis of chronic diseases of the lungs such as cancer, tuberculosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and increasing use in the measurement of carbon monoxide content, propelling the market expansion.
Breathalyzer Sector: Growth Drivers and Challenges
Growth Drivers
- Worldwide Initiatives for Road Safety to Decrease Drunk and Drive Accidents – For road safety purposes, different initiatives have been taken by the government. Moreover, the government has recognized the importance of road safety initiatives as a result of the rise in road traffic crashes. Therefore, worldwide initiatives for road safety are anticipated to increase the growth of the global breathalyzer market. According to the data by the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2030, WHO, in collaboration with UN Regional Commissions, aims to prevent at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by launching an initiative—the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030.
- Growing Prevalence of Lung Diseases such as Asthma – Breathalyzers are used to detect diseases or viruses from a breath test at an earlier stage, which increases the success rate of their treatment. Therefore, it is expected to fuel the market growth of the global breathalyzer market. According to the WHO, in 2019 about 262 million people are affected by asthma and it caused about 455,000 deaths.
- Increasing Use of Prohibited Drugs such as – Prohibited drug use leads to the risk of mental and physical health issues within the human body. Moreover, it not only affects the person who is consuming but also the surrounding people. This is anticipated to drive the growth of the global breathalyzer market. According to the World Drug report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), globally, approximately 275 million people used drugs in 2021. Whereas, more than 36 million people suffer from drug use disorders.
- Growing Healthcare Industry Owing to Increasing Population Across the World - Breathalyzer is becoming a popular trend for alcohol and drug tests in the healthcare industry. Therefore, the growing healthcare industry is expected to spur the growth of the global breathalyzer market. According to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, the Indian healthcare sector is anticipated to reach USD 372 billion in 2022.
- Increasing Use of Breathalyzers for Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) – The VOC-based breath analysis reported a specificity of more than 705 with about 99% during COVID-19.
Challenges
- High Cost of Breathalyzer
- Concern for the Inaccuracy Rate of Breath Analyzer Devices
- Breath analyzers can be interrupted by the presence of electronic interference such as radio frequency transmissions and may display false results. Also, electromagnetic signals from FM radio interfere with the device making it an untrustworthy device. Even c0nsuming something that contains a small percentage of alcohol will give false positive results impeding the market growth.
- Lack of Hygiene in the Case of Multiple Use of Breath Analyzer Devices Simultaneously
Breathalyzer Market: Key Insights
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2024 |
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2025-2037 |
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CAGR |
15.5% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 953.59 million |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 6.35 billion |
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Breathalyzer Segmentation
Application (Alcohol Detection, Drug Abuse Detection, Medical Applications)
The alcohol detection segment in the breathalyzer market is projected to witness massive growth during the forecast period, owing to rise in criminal cases such as violence after the consumption of alcohol, increasing awareness and legal requirements in the workplace to maintain alcohol-free environment and a surge in the number of people consuming alcohol. As per the data reported by World Health Organization in 2021, 30 percent of women have been subjected to violence and one of the factors is the harmful use of alcohol.
Our in-depth analysis of the global breathalyzer market includes the following segments:
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By Application |
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Customize this ReportBreathalyzer Industry - Regional Synopsis
The North America breathalyzer market is expected to account for largest revenue share by the end of 2037. The market revenue growth is driven by highly advanced economy, increased awareness of road traffic safety, improvement in technology of devices reducing ketone and acetone sensitivity, and rising instances of drunk driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the USA drunk drivers are responsible for about 30% of all road accidents. In 2020, 11,654 people lost their lives in these accidents
Companies Dominating the Breathalyzer Landscape
- Lion Laboratories Limited
- Company Overview
- Business Strategy
- Key Product Offerings
- Financial Performance
- Key Performance Indicators
- Risk Analysis
- Recent Development
- Regional Presence
- SWOT Analysis
- AK GlobalTech Corporation
- Lifeloc Technologies, Inc.
- BACtrack Breathalyzers /KHN Solutions Inc.
- Quest Products, LLC
- Andatech Pty Ltd
- Alcolizer Pty Ltd
- Bedfont Scientific Ltd
- Abbott
- AlcoPro, Inc.
In the News
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Andatech Pty Ltd's Soberlive FRX, announced that its wall-mounted breathalyzer has been certified to Australian Standard AS3547:2019, which acknowledges its ability to provide accurate and reliable breath alcohol test results.
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Abbott introduced the first of its-kind SoToxa Mobile Forensic Test System that delivers results within five minutes and reduces drug-impaired driving. SoToxa offers law enforcement a truly portable device – to remarkably improve roadside testing methods and aid in the identification of irresponsible drivers.
Author Credits: Radhika Pawar
- Report ID: 423
- Published Date: Jan 17, 2025
- Report Format: PDF, PPT
