Australia vs Portugal: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care

Australia
0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Portugal
0.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Portugal rank
16th

Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care over time

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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Australia, a difference of 0.03 Per 100 000 inhabitants.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 16th of 20 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 0.478 Per 100 000 inhabitants 0.74 Per 100 000 inhabitants 0.262 Per 100 000 inhabitants Portugal
2020s 0.518 Per 100 000 inhabitants 0.648 Per 100 000 inhabitants 0.13 Per 100 000 inhabitants Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care between Australia and Portugal?
0.03 Per 100 000 inhabitants, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care?
Australia ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds
Unit
Per 100 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
24 places, 200 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed

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.