Costa Rica vs United States: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care

Costa Rica
0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants
in 2023
United States
1.49 Per 100 000 inhabitants
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
12th
United States rank
9th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
0.511.5201820202023

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.49 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.87 Per 100 000 inhabitants.

That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States Difference Ahead
2010s 1.52 Per 100 000 inhabitants 1.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants 0.035 Per 100 000 inhabitants United States
2020s 0.43 Per 100 000 inhabitants 1.48 Per 100 000 inhabitants 1.05 Per 100 000 inhabitants United States

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, Costa Rica or United States?
United States, at 1.49 Per 100 000 inhabitants against 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care between Costa Rica and United States?
0.87 Per 100 000 inhabitants, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care?
Costa Rica ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th 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.