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2019 China Big Health Consumption White Paper | iResearch

China Big Health Consumption
White Paper 2019

Category Insights · Consumer Trends · Demographic Profiles2019
🌿 JD & Tmall platform data | covering health supplements, home medical devices, TCM tonic foods & consumer health services

📊 Market landscape Scale & motives

2018 avg. doctor visits per capita: 6.0 times

Health awareness keeps rising.

Prevention is better than cure.

Online health supplement sales grow steadily.

📈 E‑commerce health product GMV
In 2019, JD + Tmall surpassed CNY 45.26 billion, with healthy year‑on‑year growth.
Preventive careDaily managementGuochao wellnessWorkplace survival

💼 Workplace survival Anti‑fatigue products

80.5% of users are aged 26–45.

66.1% married.

90.3% belong to middle or high income groups.

  • Teachers and service staff have TGI of 140.3 and 121.9 respectively.
  • Top ingredients: Vitamin B complex, taurine, American ginseng.
  • Tianjin spends most on fatigue relief; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou lead in transaction value.
🧪 Popular anti‑fatigue ingredients: Vitamin B|Taurine|American ginseng

Home medical devices Senior care & smart evolution

📈 JD SKU count +21.4% YoY (2019)

Glucose meters, oxygen concentrators, blood pressure monitors, wheelchairs and wellness devices rank top 5 by sales, jointly accounting for over 50% of the category.

  • Post‑90s/95s become family health managers – both user and GMV share rising.
  • Core features: dynamic sensing, HD digital display, voice broadcast, portable noise reduction.
Blood pressure monitor annual searches >2 million times. Home health devices are becoming smarter.

🏥 Daily health management Checkups · Vaccines · Dental

Nationwide health checkup packages are bestsellers.

White‑collar workers in first‑tier cities buy them for parents as filial gifts.

HPV vaccines (9‑valent, 4‑valent) surge in popularity, with cross‑border vaccination normalised and private hospitals booming.

Dental care has formed a full service chain: cleaning → filling → orthodontics → implants.

Nationwide checkup cardsHPV vaccineTeeth cleaning & braces

🍵 Guochao wellness Bird's nest · Donkey hide gelatin · Moxa

Users aged 16–25 boosted GMV by 36.9% YoY, with their share rising to 6.0%.

  • Bird's nest accounts for nearly 30% of TCM tonic food sales, followed by donkey hide gelatin and herbal tea.
  • Moxa products dominate TCM health devices; sea salt therapy bags grew 43.5% YoY.
  • Domestic brands (Yuyue, Tongrentang) lead the big health market.
🏮 Goji berries in a thermos & bird's nest for beauty — young generation revives TCM wellness.

✨ Pursuit of perfection Aesthetic medicine normalised

Hyaluronic acid alone accounts for over 50% of cosmetic procedure sales, together with hair transplant/eyebrow embroidery and slimming injections occupying >80% share.

Post‑90s/95s prefer slimming injections and liposuction.

Age 26–45 focus on hair transplant, skincare and anti‑ageing treatments.

💉 Aesthetic services have become part of daily life – wide market acceptance and rising frequency.

👫 Gender distinctions Immunity & bone health universal

Boosting immunity and bone health are top shared needs.

Men specifically buy “kidney tonics” (7.7%) and liver care products.

Women prioritise beauty enhancement and weight management among top 5 supplement types.

Users above 46 shift toward anti‑oxidants (top 3), while the young favour sports nutrition.

🧬 Male focus on sports nutrition + female focus on beauty & slimming — clear gender patterns.

🧘 Generational wellness & post‑90s paradox

Ages 16–25: sports nutrition + weight management.

They buy melatonin from midnight to 6am (TGI >100) while still enjoying snacks and junk food.

Ages 26–45: beauty supplements enter top 5; managing blood lipids rises.

Age 46+: anti‑oxidants and kidney support become priorities.

Midnight melatoninSports nutritionGuilty pleasure snacks

🗺️ North‑South tonic map Bird's nest style differences

Bird's nest is the **** tonic in both northern and southern China, but consumption habits differ:

🔵 Beijing: lavish spending, premium bird's nest (whole & shredded) >93% share.

Shanghai: rational and refined, prefers value‑priced strips (5.5% share).

Guangdong: low‑key and pragmatic, economical forms (nest corners & broken pieces) exceed 7%.

🌏 Geographic boundaries broken – premium products drive nationwide tonic consumption.

🏆 Brand leadership & emerging trends

Top 10 big health brands in 2019: Yuyue, Tongrentang leading – domestic brands dominate.

  • Trend 1: Accelerated online health consumption – e‑commerce convenience fuels growth.
  • Trend 2: Demand diversification gives rise to niche categories (workplace, home, aesthetic).
  • Trend 3: Regional consumption rises – traditional wellness geography disrupted.
  • Trend 4: Diverse consumer groups – new generations join the health economy.

📟 Top 5 home medical devices

  1. Blood glucose monitors
  2. Oxygen concentrators
  3. Blood pressure monitors
  4. Wheelchairs
  5. Wellness therapy devices
📍 Senior care drives the market, while post‑90s/95s show the highest average spending growth.

🏙️ Fatigue‑relief intensity map

Top 5 provinces/cities by spending intensity: Tianjin, Chongqing, Hubei, Henan, Beijing.

Top 5 by transaction value: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang.

💪 Workplace anxiety drives “survival consumption”; teachers and service staff are most concerned.
📖 Deep insights: Motivations and behaviours

❤️ Love & responsibility · Family & workplace dual drive

Workplace “survival” is most acute among teachers, service staff and public institution employees, boosting anti‑fatigue category growth.

Home healthcare devices are increasingly purchased for elderly parents – user awareness and brand expansion reinforce each other.

Post‑90s/95s proactively manage family health and buy devices for parents.

🧘 Proactive health management · Daily routines & Guochao wave

Health checkups have become a regular “health report” for white‑collar employees.

HPV vaccine heated discussions show young women’s preventative awareness.

Traditional TCM tonics ride the “Guochao” trend – young consumers boost bird’s nest and moxa sales.

✨ Chasing the ideal self · Aesthetic medicine upgrade

Hyaluronic acid claims more than half of the aesthetic procedure market; hair transplant and slimming injections surge.

Young prefer slimming and liposuction; middle‑aged focus on anti‑wrinkle and ageing prevention.

Health consumption becomes more refined and individualised.

🎯 Core demographic profiles

👩‍🏫 Fatigue‑relief TGI by occupation (top 3)

  • Teachers TGI 140.3 ████████
  • Service staff TGI 121.9 ██████
  • Public institution employees TGI 102.0 █████

Students have lower TGI due to limited purchasing power, but show future potential.

🧑‍ Male vs female top supplement categories

Male‑specific: kidney tonics (7.7%), liver care (2.8%).
Female‑specific: beauty enhancement, weight management (both in top 5).
Immunity boost is universal.

🌙 Post‑90s “late‑night survival” data

Melatonin purchases between midnight and 6am: TGI >100 for post‑90s/95s, significantly higher than the average population.

They mix sports nutrition with indulgent snacks – a contradictory wellness lifestyle.

MelatoninSports nutritionGuilty pleasure treats

🚀 Four major trends of internet + big health ecosystem

1️⃣ Accelerated online growth
Convenience boosts health spending.
2️⃣ Niche category proliferation
Workplace, family, aesthetic demands emerge.
3️⃣ Regional consumption rise
Traditional wellness geography disrupted.
4️⃣ New consumer groups
Young generations enrich the health ecosystem.
📍 Source: iResearch “2019 China Big Health Consumption White Paper”. Based on JD & Tmall data, covering health supplements, medical devices, TCM tonics, and consumer health services (excluding pharmaceuticals).
© iResearch Inc. 2019–2020 | Data insights for learning purposes only.

Adapted from publicly available White Paper content. English edition for global reference.




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