Health in Bungoma, Kenya: official figures
18.1% of people in Bungoma had any health insurance in 2022, 20th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 16.9% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Bungoma are vaccinated?
88.2% of children aged 12-23 months in Bungoma had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 13th 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 Bungoma are malnourished?
19.0% of children under five in Bungoma were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 21st highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 2.3% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Bungoma give birth in hospital?
87.6% of births in Bungoma in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.6% 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 Bungoma die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 55 deaths before age five and 39 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Bungoma 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 Bungoma?
18.6% of girls aged 15-19 in Bungoma had ever been pregnant in 2022, 11th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Bungoma compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Bungoma ranks 28 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
| 29 | Vihiga | 18.0% |
| 30 | Nyamira | 17.5% |
| 31 | Trans Nzoia | 16.7% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Bungoma ranks 13 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Nandi | 89.8% |
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
| 14 | Siaya | 88.1% |
| 15 | Machakos | 87.8% |
| 16 | Kiambu | 87.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Bungoma ranks 21 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Kericho | 19.3% |
| 19 | Taita-Taveta | 19.2% |
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
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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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