Aging population is often mentioned as a problem in recent years, and in some developing countries, its aging population is already as much as 10% of the total, the aging population of some northern European and western European countries is as high as 20% approximately. There is a high percentage of the elderly people lose or lower the ability to walk caused by apoplexia or diseases in the legs and so on. It is predicted by related people of The wheelchair industry association, that in the future 10 years, electronic wheelchair, electric mobility scooters and such products will usher in an era of rapid growth.
As society ages, many old people and patients have to use wheelchairs because of trouble with walking. Wheelchairs can be devided into two types: manual wheelchair and electric wheelchair. Manual wheelchairs have the advantages of solid structure, easy maintenance and low cost, while electric wheelchairs are more convenient and strength-saving, but it is much more expensive.
The market of wheelchairs continues to grow in the past 50 years. It is reported by the famous consulting company Frost & Sullivan, that the annual global sales of wheelchairs have increased from 1.6 million to 5 million during the period from 2000 to 2010, and the annual increase is about 7%. In 2011, more than 5 million wheelchairs were sold worldwide, which generated 4.6 hundred million to 4.8 hundred million in sales volume. According to statistics by the American wheelchair industry association, the ratio of manual wheelchair sales volume and electric power wheelchair sales volume in the international market is 49:51.
With the rapidly development of Chinese aged society, the demand for wheelchairs continues to grow. And in the 30 years of reform and opening-up, China's economy has maintained the rapid and steady developing state, home wheelchairs tend to transition from manual wheelchairs to electric wheelchairs, which can keep for a long time.
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