Alternative medicine industry revenue growth 2011-2016

This statistic shows a yearly breakdown of the projected U.S. alternative medicine industry revenue growth from 2011 to 2016. By 2016, alternative medicine industry revenue is expected to amount to around 14.3 billion U.S. dollars in the United States. The term Alternative Medicine means any form of medicine that is outside the mainstream of western or conventional medicine as practiced by the majority of physicians, in hospitals, etc. Well-known examples of alternative medicine are: homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractics, acupuncture.