Health in Baringo, Kenya: official figures
22.3% of people in Baringo had any health insurance in 2022, joint 23rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 21.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Baringo are vaccinated?
84.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Baringo had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 19th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 0.0% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Baringo are malnourished?
21.2% of children under five in Baringo were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 12th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 13.6% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Baringo give birth in hospital?
79.3% of births in Baringo in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 10th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 99.3% of mothers had antenatal care from a skilled provider (Kenya: 97.9%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Baringo die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 55 deaths before age five and 50 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Baringo over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 6th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (county rates from one survey are only rough estimates).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Baringo?
20.3% of girls aged 15-19 in Baringo had ever been pregnant in 2022, 10th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Baringo compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Baringo ranks 24 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Meru | 23.1% |
| 22 | Turkana | 22.9% |
| 23 | Taita-Taveta | 22.3% |
| 24 | Baringo | 22.3% |
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Baringo ranks 19 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kiambu | 87.8% |
| 17 | Kirinyaga | 87.3% |
| 18 | Migori | 85.6% |
| 19 | Baringo | 84.8% |
| 20 | Taita-Taveta | 84.7% |
| 21 | Kericho | 84.7% |
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Baringo ranks 12 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 21.8% |
| 10 | Narok | 21.5% |
| 11 | Trans Nzoia | 21.3% |
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
| 13 | Tana River | 21.1% |
| 14 | Mandera | 20.5% |
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
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Sources
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
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