North America Antiseptics and Disinfectants Market

North America Antiseptics and Disinfectants Market Size

The Size of the antiseptics and disinfectants market in North America was valued at USD 1.91 billion in 2024. The North American market is expected to be valued at USD 2.03 billion in 2025 and USD 3.30 billion by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.25% from 2025 to 2033.

MARKET SCENARIO

Rising Demand for Hospital Disinfection

Antiseptics and disinfectants do not prevent infections from spreading as they effectively prevent the growth of microbes and other microorganisms. The growing scale of hospitals across the region with the increasing flow of patients and rising need for disinfection and growth in the number of hospital-acquired infection cases due to less knowledge over sanitization and precaution steps are a few of the major factors boosting the North American Antiseptics and Disinfectants Market. Increasing awareness over the hygiene and prevention of the spread of infections, especially in hospitals, the rise in the demand to follow hygienic conditions in hospitals and clinics to promote better services for the patients is lucratively to set up growth opportunities for the market.

Additionally, a growing number of surgical units and a rise in medical instruments usage increase hospitals' and clinics' scale are propelling the market demand. Usage of antiseptics and disinfectants in hospitals and clinics is very high to prevent the spread of infections from one patient to another through devices is boosting the demand for this market in North America.

MARKET RESTRAINTS

Labor Shortages in Manufacturing

However, the negligence of staff members in hospitals in utilizing the available products properly is slowly impeding the market demand. Less knowledge over antiseptics and disinfectants in hospitals, especially in rural areas, remains a challenging factor for the market players. Fluctuations in the product's production rate due to fewer laborers' availability in manufacturing the required products limit the market's growth rate in North America.

REPORT COVERAGE

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

By Type Insights

Based on type, Alcohol and aldehydes accounted for the largest share of the market.  Alcohols and aldehydes have the largest share of the market. Also, together, biguanides, amides, and quaternary ammonium compounds have the second largest market share. Growing keen interest in health care is another important driving factor expected to propel the antiseptic and disinfectant market.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

Geographically, North America is dominating the global market with the highest shares from the past few years, and it is expected to have the fastest growth rate in the coming years. The increasing economy in developed and developing countries is a major factor propelling the market demand in this region. In the United States, the antiseptics and disinfectants market has a tremendous growth rate due to the impact on coronavirus in 2022. An increasing number of people suffering from COVID-19 and rising priority to sanitize the areas frequently are major factors anticipated to boost the demand of the U.S. antiseptics and disinfectants market. The Canadian antiseptics and disinfectants market is following the US in holding dominant shares of the market. Increasing awareness over the use of chemical agents to sanitize surfaces greatly influences the growth rate of the antiseptics and disinfectants market.

MARKET KEY PLAYERS

Companies leading the North American antiseptics and disinfectants market profiled in this report are 3M Company, Abc Compounding, Advanced Sterilization Products, American Biotech Labs, Angelini Pharma Inc., Becton, Dickinson And Company, Bio-Cide International Inc., Cardinal Health and Carefusion Corp., and Others.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

This research report on the North America antiseptics and disinfectants market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on type, end-user, and region.

By Type

• Alcohol and Aldehyde
• Phenols and Derivatives
• Biguanides and Amides
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
• Iodine Compounds
• Others 

By End-User

• Domestic User
• Institutional User

By Country

• The U.S.
• Canada
• Rest of North America