Australia vs Japan: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.12 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Japan, a difference of 0.41 Per 100 000 inhabitants.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.4 times Japan's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 20 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.478 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.068 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.41 Per 100 000 inhabitants | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.518 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.11 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.408 Per 100 000 inhabitants | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.12 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care between Australia and Japan?
- 0.41 Per 100 000 inhabitants, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care?
- Australia ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use. Data are provided as follows: Total ICU beds (intensive care of Levels 1 to 3), including all adult, neonatal and paediatric ICU beds Total adult ICU beds (intensive care of Levels 1 to 3) Critical care adult beds (intensive care of Levels 2 and 3) Total neonatal ICU beds Total paediatric ICU beds Total adult ICU bed-days Total adult ICU occupancy rate Days with total adult ICU occupancy rate over 80% and over 95% Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.