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PICANet Annual Report 2022-2024. Paediatric Intensive Care Audit - This data contains information on all admissions to Paediatric Intensive Care units in the UK and Ireland 2022-2024
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PICANet Annual Report 2022-2024. Paediatric Intensive Care Audit - This data contains information on all admissions to Paediatric Intensive Care units in the UK and Ireland 2022-2024

State of the Nations Report 2025
Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network
Level 3 National Paediatric Critical Care Audit
picanet.org.uk ∙ xxx@xxx.xx
In-PICU mortality, 2020 - 2024
The total number of children admitted to paediatric 
intensive care units across the UK and Republic of Ireland 
decreased in 2024, compared to 2022 and 2023.
The most common reason for children to be admitted to PICU in 2024 
was a Respiratory diagnosis (28.5%), followed by Cardiovascular at 
(27.4%). 
Over the 5 years ‘Respiratory’ increased to a peak in 2022 followed by 
a slight fall between 2023-24. Cardiovascular showed an opposing 
trend, with a slight decrease until 2022 before beginning to increase 
between 2023-24. Endocrine / Metabolic and Oncology admissions 
have decreased in recent years. 
Admissions to PICU by Month, 2022-2024
Reason for admission, 2020 - 2024
3.6
3.4
3.9
3.7
3.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Deaths per 
100 
admissions
Overall, 96.2% of all 
children admitted to 
PICU were 
discharged alive in 
2024. This remains 
stable compared to 
the previous two
years
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2022
2023
2024
3574
4894
5,732
5,590
5,135
4860
4740
4,549
4,843
4,938
807
1034
773
639
597
784
775
716
656
564
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Admissions per year
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Endocrine / metabolic
Oncology

Children living in 
the highest areas 
of deprivation 
were more likely 
to be admitted to 
a PICU
82% of PICU admission 
records and 78% of transport 
records met the 2-month 
Paediatric Critical Care Society 
Quality Standard in 2024
While the number of non-elective transports of children to PICU 
undertaken by a paediatric critical care transport team decreased, the 
percentage of emergency transports being mobilised within 30 minutes 
increased year on year from 2022 to 2024
There has been an 
increase in the 
proportion of 
Asian and Black 
children admitted to 
PICU, increasing from 
17% to 20% over the 
last 3 years
Timeliness of data submission 
67%
68%
69%
Inequalities observed in PICU
PICU admissions by deprivation level 2022 – 2024
Time to mobilisation
Ethnic distribution of children admitted to PICU 2022 – 2024
Not stated or Unknown
Other ethnic category
Black, African, Caribbean or 
Black British
Asian or Asian British
Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group 
White
11.8%
12.4%
13.5%
5.4%
6.0%
6.7%
11.4%
9.5%
11.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2022
2023
2024
Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network
Level 3 National Paediatric Critical Care Audit
picanet.org.uk ∙ xxx@xxx.xx