Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care in Australia
Australia: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care was 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care in Australia, 2015–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 100 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care in Australia stood at 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care in Australia peaked at 0.54 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.43 Per 100 000 inhabitants, in 2015.
Australia ranks 18th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care in Australia, year by year
| Year | Per 100 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.43 Per 100 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2016 | 0.45 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.49 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.52 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.51 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.51 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.54 Per 100 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.478 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.43 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.52 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.52 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.5 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 0.54 Per 100 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care in Australia?
- Intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care in Australia was 0.53 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 Per 100 000 inhabitants in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is intensive care unit (icu) beds and use — paediatric intensive care rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use — Paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) hospital beds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.