Thousands of key market facts and statistics at your fingertips! Bringing together a comprehensive range of often difficult to source information in one publication, the Fact Book includes a global overview, five regional overviews and extensive data on 64 countries and 80 major pharmaceutical companies.
Which other business reference provides...

Key economic, demographic and health statistics on 64 markets around the world

Performance information on 80 leading pharmaceutical companies

Over 500 tables and charts in print or electronic formats ...all for just £495/US$995/€890 a copy? Facts, figures, forecasts and statistics on pharmaceutical markets and companies around the world. The need to understand world pharmaceutical marketplaces, and be able to answer quickly those questions that arise daily, is essential. Therefore an authoritative, current and comprehensive market intelligence source is an invaluable aid for every executive. And that source is The World Pharmaceutical Markets Fact Book 2007.

Published by Espicom, for over 26 years experts in the healthcare market field, the 318-page Fact Book brings together a range of often difficult to source information in one single, convenient publication. Keep it near to you at all times, or consider an electronic version to share with colleagues for the search and retrieval of specific information.
64 key countries covered

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
USA
Venezuela
Vietnam

Comprehensive Contents
World Overview
Drawing on information presented, the report provides a range of statistics on:
Demographics
Health expenditure
Hospitals and beds
Admissions & surgical procedures
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dentists
Pharmaceutical market (actual & per capita)
Trade in pharmaceuticals
Forecasts to 2011 for key demographic, economic and health indicators

Regional Overviews
The report provides 5 regional overviews for:
Americas
Asia/Pacific
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Middle East/Africa

Which provide data on:
Demographics
Health expenditure
Hospitals and beds
Admissions & surgical procedures
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dentists
Pharmaceutical market (actual & per capita)
Trade in pharmaceuticals
Forecasts to 2011 for key demographic, economic and health indicators

Key facts and figures (where available) for 64 markets around the world, covering:
Demographic Data
Population
Population growth
% population aged 65+
Live births per '000 population
Deaths per '000 population
Infant mortality per '000 live births
Life expectancy for males/females

Economic Data
Health expenditure (US$)
Health expenditure per capita (US$)
Health expenditure as a % GDP
Public health expenditure as a % of the total

Healthcare Data
Hospitals (public & private)
Hospital beds
Beds per '000 population
Inpatient admissions
Inpatient admissions per '000 population
Average length of stay (days)
Surgical procedures ('000s)
Physicians, nurses and pharmacists
Physicians, nurses and pharmacists per '000 population
Dentists
Dentists per '000 population
Pharmacists
Pharmacists per '000 population

Trade Data: 2000-2005
Imports
Import growth rate
Exports
Export growth rate

Market Projections: 2006 -2011
Pharmaceutical market
Per capita value pharmaceutical market
Pharmaceutical market growth rate

Key Data Projections: 2007-2011
Population (millions)
% growth
Number of people 65+
GDP (US$ billions)
Per capita (US$)
Real growth
Total Health expenditure (US$ billions)
Per capita (US$)
% of GDP
% private
Hospital beds ('000s)
% private
Rate per '000
Physicians ('000s)
% private
Rate per '000

Performance information on 80 major companies
The Fact Book presents financial performance figures on leading companies from Abbott and AstraZeneca to UCB and Watson.

Answer questions such as:
Which country has the highest spending per capita on pharmaceuticals?
Which phamaceutical markets are growing the fastest?
How does the Brazilian market compare with Mexico and Argentina in terms of total health expenditure?
What demographic development is affecting the market in Latvia and Estonia?
What will the value of the Russian pharmaceutical market be in 2009 and 2010 and what is the growth rate?