Assistive technology
- More than 2.5 billion people require one or more assistive products, and this number is expected to grow to over 3.5 billion
by 2050.
- According to the 2022 Global Report on Assistive Technology published by World Health Organization, the assistive technology
global market is expected to be valued at between 26 billion to 31 billion United States dollars by 2024.
- The projected increase in need is explained by:
- An ageing population: The global population aged 60 years and older is projected to reach 2.1 billion dollars by 2050, doubling
the number recorded in 2020.
- A shifting global burden of disease: Fewer infectious diseases and more non- communicable diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease,
and diabetes and stroke).
- Nearly one billion people are unable to access assistive technology, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where
access is as low as 3 per cent of the population in need.