Table 2. Disease Reproduction and Critical Care Resources Consumption in 5 European Countries*.
Country | Population a |
Attack Rate
Mean % [SD] b |
Projected No. of Infected/100 000 Inhabitants b | Average ICU Beds/100 000 inhabitants c | Average No. of Ventilators/100 000 inhabitants c | Potential Cumulative No. of Critical Cases/100 000 Inhabitantsd | Potential ICU Daily Admission/100 000 inhabitants by March 31 With Containment Strategies e,g |
Potential ICU Daily
Admission/100 000 Inhabitants by March 31 Without Containment Strategies f,g |
France | 66 977 107 | 3.00 [1.10-7.40] | 3000 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0.32 | 1.76 |
Germany | 82 905 782 | 0.72 [0.28–1.80] | 720 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.81 |
Italy | 60 421 760 | 9.80 [3.20-26.00] | 9800 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1.05 | 6.07 |
Spain | 46 796 540 | 15.00 [3.70-41.00] | 15 000 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 1.60 | 2.75 |
United Kingdom | 66 460 344 | 2.70 [1.20-5.40] | 2700 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.29 | 0.73 |
Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.
*Countries selected based on cumulative cases by March 31, 2020. Source: Own elaboration based on data:
a World Bank OECD Population figures, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=OE&view=chart.
b Assumptions based on Imperial College London model.3
c Based on data published.9
d Assumption based on the worst case scenario of 28% ICU admission rate.
e Potential critical cases divided by 21 days (average length of stay on ICU).
f Projections if no measures implemented based on ICL model.3
g P < .0001 on unpaired two-tailed t test.