The surgical simulation market is expanding on account of the increasing surgery volume, booming geriatric population, rising popularity of minimally invasive surgeries, and rapid technological advancements. Thus, the revenue generated from the sale of such solutions, which was $337.4 million in 2019, is predicted to display a healthy 16.4% CAGR between 2020 and 2030 (forecast period). Such simulators create virtual representations of real-life medical situations, so that students, as well as experienced doctors, can practice their skills.
The divisions on the basis of end user are hospitals, academic & research institutes, military organizations, surgical clinics, and others, which include nursing homes and fertility centers. In 2019, the highest market revenue was generated by the academic & research institutes division, as students are now demanding a first-hand training experience, before they operate on real patients. Moreover, even professionals are using simulators to improve their skills, as new medical procedures are being innovated. Even during the forecast period, this division is expected to witness the fastest advance in the industry.
Another key driver for the surgical simulation market is the booming geriatric population. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) says that by 2050, the population of people in the 65-and-above age group will rise to 1.5 billion, from 703 million in 2019. The elderly suffer from more-serious diseases more often, which creates a need for long-term medical care. Therefore, the hospitalization rate, surgery volume, and chances of surgical complications in the elderly are higher, thus leading to the rapid adoption of surgical simulators.
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is projected to advance the most rapidly in the surgical simulation market during the forecast period. The geriatric population is increasing in the region, with the UN predicting the number of elderly people in India and China to reach 324 million and 437 million, respectively, by 2050. Moreover, medical procedures in the regional developing countries are cheaper than in developed countries, which is why hordes of people from the latter come to the former for treatment, thereby resulting in the increasing adoption of surgical simulation solutions for training.
Hence, as the volume of surgeries and number of older people increase around the world, so will the demand for surgical simulators for first-hand training.
