ICU Beds per Capita by Country
Belarus has the highest # of ICU-CCB Beds (866.4 per 100k pop.), followed by Turkey (46.5 per 100k pop.) and Germany (38.7 per 100k pop.). Portugal has the lowest (4.2 per 100k pop.).
# of ICU-CCB Beds
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Data
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| 1 |  Belarus | 866.4 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 2 |  Turkey | 46.5 per 100k pop. | 17,000 | — |
| 3 |  Germany | 38.7 per 100k pop. | 25,000 | — |
| 4 |  United States | 29.4 per 100k pop. | 177,000 | 177,000, 68,000 (18.8 per 100,000 inhabitants) |
| 5 |  Luxembourg | 24.8 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 6 |  Austria | 21.8 per 100k pop. | 2,500 | — |
| 7 |  Belgium | 15.9 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 8 |  Lithuania | 15.5 per 100k pop. | 1,000 | Almost 1,000 |
| 9 |  Estonia | 14.6 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 10 |  Hungary | 13.8 per 100k pop. | 2,560 | — |
| 11 |  Japan | 13.5 per 100k pop. | 45,293 | — |
| 11 |  Canada | 13.5 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 13 |  China | 12.8 per 100k pop. | 243,000 | 98,000 (Non-Invasive Ventilators), 145,000 (Invasive Ventilators) |
| 14 |  Italy | 12.5 per 100k pop. | 5,324 | 5,000 (8.3 per 100,000 inhabitants), 5,324 (January 2020) |
| 15 |  France | 11.6 per 100k pop. | 7,007 | — |
| 15 |  Czechia | 11.6 per 100k pop. | 3,529 | — |
| 17 |  Greece | 11.2 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 18 |  Switzerland | 11.0 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 19 |  South Korea | 10.6 per 100k pop. | 9,795 | — |
| 20 |  Spain | 9.7 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 20 |  Latvia | 9.7 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 22 |  Slovakia | 9.2 per 100k pop. | 600 | — |
| 23 |  Australia | 9.1 per 100k pop. | 1,314 | — |
| 23 |  Iceland | 9.1 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 25 |  Netherlands | 8.4 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 26 |  Russia | 8.3 per 100k pop. | 40,000 | — |
| 27 |  Norway | 8.0 per 100k pop. | 800 | — |
| 28 |  Hong Kong | 7.1 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 29 |  Poland | 6.9 per 100k pop. | 10,100 | — |
| 30 |  Denmark | 6.7 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 31 |  United Kingdom | 6.6 per 100k pop. | 5,000 | 5,000, 8,175 (10.1 per 100,000 inhabitants) |
| 32 |  Ireland | 6.5 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 33 |  Slovenia | 6.4 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 34 |  Finland | 6.1 per 100k pop. | — | — |
| 35 |  Sweden | 5.8 per 100k pop. | 570 | — |
| 36 |  New Zealand | 4.6 per 100k pop. | 334 | — |
| 37 |  Portugal | 4.2 per 100k pop. | 1,400 | — |
| — |  Ukraine | — | 3,600 | — |
What correlates with # of ICU-CCB Beds?
Pearson r against 2,081 other country metrics sharing at least 23 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of ICU-CCB Beds tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of ICU-CCB Beds tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of ICU-CCB Beds?
- Belarus has the highest # of ICU-CCB Beds, at 866.4 per 100k pop., followed by Turkey (46.5 per 100k pop.) and Germany (38.7 per 100k pop.).
- Which country has the lowest # of ICU-CCB Beds?
- Portugal has the lowest # of ICU-CCB Beds, at 4.2 per 100k pop..
- What is the median # of ICU-CCB Beds across countries?
- The median is 10.6 per 100k pop. across the 37 countries with data.
- Where does this icu beds per capita by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by hospital beds - Wikipedia; Healthcare Resources: Intensive care unit (ICU) beds and use - OECD; ICU Beds by Country - Trading Economics.