Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds by country
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...
What the numbers show
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 4.39 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Argentina; the lowest is 0.12 Per 100 000 inhabitants in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.27 Per 100 000 inhabitants, and the mean is 1.55 Per 100 000 inhabitants.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 61.5%).
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 4.39 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 3.03 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 3.46 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 2 | Lithuania | 1.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 3 | Colombia | 3.11 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 1.12 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 4 | Austria | 2.46 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 5 | France | 2.34 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 6 | Israel | 2.24 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 2.16 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 1.91 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 9 | United States of America | 1.49 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2022 | — | falling |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1.27 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 0.73 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 0.62 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 0.57 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 0.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 0.56 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 18 | Australia | 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.22 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2025 | — | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 0.12 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 0.35 Per 100 000 inhabitants
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.