Mortuary Bags Market Size, Share, and Industry Report [2031]

Report Description

The global mortuary bags market size is anticipated to expand at substantial CAGR of 6.0% and is projected to reach USD XX billion during the forecast period, between 2021 and 2028. Mortuary bags are known as human remains pouch (HRP) body bags, or cadaver bags used for the purpose of storage of corpses in morgues or transportation of shrouded corpses. These bags are designed to handle the overall body’s weight by placing hands under the bag.

The cadaver should be kept inside the bag, which helps in decomposing the body by exposure with micro-organisms from surrounding. It helps in easily transporting the body by reducing risk of contamination or infection. Mortuary bags are used to protect the living humans or animals from the spread of bacteria, viruses, or other infections from the dead bodies.

It helps to maintain precaution from fluids and secretion of the body. The new 5-layer bag has benefits over the traditional plastic bags such as impermeable/water proof, leak-proof, ergonomically designed, good quality, and provisions to view face of the body. Therefore, these bags are highly used by hospitals, pathology departments, hunters, tissue banks, medical examiner, and rescue teams. 

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Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities:

• Rising usage of newly developed 5-layers mortuary bags, and growth in the medical industry are boosting the mortuary bags market.
• Increasing number of fatalities from road accidents, due to vehicle speeding, less-use of helmet, inadequate traffic rules, alcohols, seat-belt, and unsafe road infrastructure, are fueling the market. 
• Growing crime rates are associated with the increasing adoption of mortuary bags in hospitals and forensics science departments, which is driving the market.
• Rapidly occurrences of natural disasters such as flood and earthquakes, due to ongoing changes in the climatic condition, led of death of humans as well as animals, thus fueling the market. 
• Lack of awareness regarding the importance and usage of body bags is hindering the growth of the market. 
• Growing population and rising number of various diseases such as cardiovascular, neurological, cancer, and other disorders are creating potential opportunities for the market to grow in the forecast period.  

Scope of the report:

The report on the global mortuary bags market includes an assessment of the market, size, share, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have been included in the report.

Mortuary Bags Market Segment Insights:

Polyethylene services segment to hold significant market share

In terms of raw materials, the mortuary bags is segmented into nylon, polyester, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polythene, and others.  The polyethylene segment held a considerable share of the market in 2020, owing to high amount of plastic produced worldwide at a low rate. The growing adoption of plastic mortuary bags is attributed to the several benefits offered by them, including durability, lightweight, widely available, and high affordability.

Plastic mortuary bags are specifically useful in wrapping and carrying a patient’s body which was suffering from a non-communicable disease. Hence, the polyethylene segment is expected to expand at significant CAGR during the forecast period.

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) or synthetic plastic segment registered rapid growth. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) helps to prevent the leakage of body fluids from bags, and is used in wrapping a patient’s body which was suffering from a communicable disease. Hence, the demand for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) or synthetic plastic is expected to rise in the near future., driving the market.

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Adult segment held substantial market share in 2020

Based on sizes, the mortuary bags market is fragmented into child/infant bags, adult bags, and heavy duty and bariatric bags. The adult bags segment constituted a significant market share in 2020 and is projected to expand at a rapid rate during the forecast period.

Different types of life-threatening diseases with low life expectancy rate such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurological diseases, and other disorders generally found in adults are helping in increasing the demand for mortuary bags. Furthermore, changing lifestyle attributed to high prevalence of obesity globally, is increasing the demand for heavy duty and bariatric bags in the forecast period. 

High use of mortuary bags in morgues to drive the market

On the basis of end-users, the mortuary bags market is segregated into hospitals, morgues, and others. The morgues segment is expected to hold a significant share of the market during the forecast period. Morgues are storage rooms for human corpses, where human corpses are wrapped with mortuary bags and stored in refrigerators.

These rooms comprise refrigerators to slow or delay the decomposition of dead bodies. The bodies are kept for the purpose of autopsies, removal for burial, for identification, and for study purpose. Additionally, the hospitals segment registered rapid growth, due to rising number of road accidents and cardiovascular disease in the forecast period.

North America dominates the global market

In terms of regions, the global mortuary bags market is split into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. North America constituted a significant share of the market in 2020, due to mergers and acquisitions conducted by key market players. The market in North America is projected to expand at a significant CAGR during the forecast period, due to highly advanced forensic science department, and ongoing research and development activities conducted in the region.