Narcotics Analgesics Market Share

North American Market Forecast

The North American narcotics analgesics market, amongst the market in all the other regions, is projected to hold the largest market share by the end of 2036. The growth of the market can be attributed majorly to the increased consumption of opioids for both medical and non-medical purposes. Over 80% of the world's opioids are consumed in the United States, which has 4.4% of the world's population. About 99% of the hydrocodone used worldwide is used in the US. Moreover, between 2015-2018 about 10.7% of U.S adults aged 20 and above used one or more prescription pain medications (opioid or nonopioid) and 5.7% used one or more prescription opioids, as per the statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, rising cases of arthritis and osteoarthritis in the region are also expected to augment the market growth in the region. In 2020, every 1 in 4 adults in the United States are suffering from arthritis, further, it is estimated around 27 million adults in the region are likely to have arthritis by 2040. In addition to this, the most prevalent joint condition in the US is osteoarthritis. More than 33 million American people will have osteoarthritis by 2020.