Health in Bomet, Kenya: official figures
35.4% of people in Bomet had any health insurance in 2022, 9th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 32.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Bomet are vaccinated?
83.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Bomet had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 22nd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 1.5% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Bomet are malnourished?
22.1% of children under five in Bomet were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 8th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.3% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Bomet give birth in hospital?
86.9% of births in Bomet in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 18th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 96.6% 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 Bomet die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 28 deaths before age five and 26 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Bomet over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 6th lowest 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 Bomet?
9.0% of girls aged 15-19 in Bomet had ever been pregnant in 2022, 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Bomet compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Bomet ranks 9 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kirinyaga | 38.2% |
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
| 8 | Nyandarua | 35.8% |
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Bomet ranks 22 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Baringo | 84.8% |
| 20 | Taita-Taveta | 84.7% |
| 21 | Kericho | 84.7% |
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
| 23 | Laikipia | 83.7% |
| 24 | Nyamira | 82.7% |
| 25 | Makueni | 82.0% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Bomet ranks 8 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kitui | 25.1% |
| 6 | Turkana | 23.0% |
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
| 8 | Bomet | 22.1% |
| 9 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 21.8% |
| 10 | Narok | 21.5% |
| 11 | Trans Nzoia | 21.3% |
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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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