Medical Forehead Thermometer Market Size & Share, by Product Type (Contact and Non-Contact Type); Distribution Channel (Online and Offline); Portability (Handheld and Fixed) and By End User [Domestic and Commercial (Hospitals, Offices, Factories)] - Global Supply & Demand Analysis, Growth Forecasts, Statistics Report 2025-2037

Growth Drivers

• Growing Demand for Mercury-Free Temperature Monitoring Devices: In the early years, mercury-based thermometers were widely used. Over the time, with the increasing awareness about the harmful effects of mercury in the environment has gradually influenced towards the greater adoption of mercury-free thermometers. Mercury is known to contaminate the living organisms in the soil as well as the environment. As a result, several governmental bodies raised the awareness about the harmful effects of mercury in the environment through various initiatives. One of the widely influenced programs was registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and was popularly known as the mercury pollution prevention program, helped to raise awareness amongst individuals globally, which further contribute to the rising adoption of mercury-free thermometers over the years.
• Growing Need for Advanced Thermometers: Unlike conventional temperature measuring thermometers, electronic thermometers are known to provide accurate temperature monitoring data. Moreover, these thermometers also provide the user to either use the temperature sensing module with or without contacting the skin, thereby providing greater accessibility to the user. Increasing need for thermometers that are not just cost-effective, but also provide accurate temperature information are thereby anticipated to drive the growth of the market.
• Growing Concern for the Spread of Communicable Diseases: Increasing concern for the spread of communicable diseases, such as the recently held global pandemic COVID-19, which has affected numerous lives, has raised the need amongst healthcare workers to adopt temperature sensing modules, such as medical forehead thermometer, which helps to monitor the temperature from a certain distance, without being in contact with the patient. As a result, the chance of spreading the virus by the contamination of medical equipment is very low. Such factors are anticipated to drive the growth of the global medical forehead thermometer market.

Challenges

• Availability of Counterfeit Products: The availability of several counterfeit products of medical forehead thermometers in the market, which also forms a major part of the unorganized sector, is anticipated to restrict the growth of the global medical forehead thermometer market over the forecast period.