Digital Pathology Market size is projected to grow from USD 1.27 billion to USD 5.14 billion, witnessing a CAGR of over 11.3% during the forecast timeline, between 2025 and 2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of digital pathology is assessed at USD 1.39 billion.
The market growth can be attributed primarily to rising prevalence of cancer worldwide. Globally, cancer causes more than 10 million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization. Digital pathology subfield focuses on managing data collected from digitized specimen slides using information generated from those slides. Through the use of computer-based technology, digital pathology utilizes virtual microscopy. A computer monitor can be used to view, share, manage, analyze and interpret glass slides transformed into digital slides.
Moreover, growing elderly population, the rapid development in advance pathology technology, growing number of healthcare organizations adopting digital imagining, introduction of hybrid models along with rising healthcare spending is expected to drive the global market growth. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US healthcare spending accounted for USD 4.1 trillion in 2020, representing 19.7% of the nation's GDP.
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2024 |
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2025-2037 |
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11.3% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 1.27 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 5.14 billion |
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End-user (Hospitals, Clinics, Diagnostic & Private Laboratories, Research Centers)
The global digital pathology market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by end-user into hospitals, clinics, diagnostic & private laboratories and research centers. Among these segments, the hospital segment is anticipated to capture the largest market size in the global digital pathology market owing to the increasing adoption of digital imaging and scanning methodology in hospitals for quick treatment of patients. Furthermore, the increasing government initiatives to support medical hospitals along with the growing number of hospital visits across the world are expected to augment segment growth over the forecast period. For instance, nearly 800 outpatient visits occurred in United States in the year 2020.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:
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The market in North America is expected to dominate largest share by the end of 2037, backed by rising geriatric population in the region. It was estimated that the U.S. population aged above 65 years was recorded to be 54 million in the year 2019. Moreover, the increasing R&D investments, continuous government support for development in IT healthcare, growing acceptance of digital imaging, rising awareness of the early diagnosis of diseases among population and presence of key manufacturers in the region are expected to impel the market revenue.
Author Credits: Radhika Pawar
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