Over 6 in 10 patients in China embrace digital health tracking

Both young and old consumers embrace wearable tech.

Over 67% of people across all demographics in China track their health digitally but data privacy continues to be an issue, said Oliver Wyman in a study.

In a statement, Oliver Wyman said there will be a "substantial increase in penetration rates, potentially pushing wearables from approximately 50% to an impressive 70% over the next decade."

"Adoption of digital tools is likely to accelerate as healthcare providers develop systems that integrate patient-generated data into the official medical record," read the statement.

However, Oliver Wyman said tech developers and healthcare organisations need to consider data and security privacy.

Over 53% of survey respondents in the study ranked a lack of regulatory guardrails for protecting data and user rights as a top concern.

The Consumer & Home Electronics and the strategy consultancy team at Oliver Wyman polled 4,000 consumers in Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and China in the “Heartbeat Of Progress" study.