Health in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kenya: official figures
27.4% of people in Elgeyo-Marakwet had any health insurance in 2022, 17th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 27.3% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Elgeyo-Marakwet are vaccinated?
69.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Elgeyo-Marakwet had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 10th lowest 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 Elgeyo-Marakwet are malnourished?
21.8% of children under five in Elgeyo-Marakwet were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 9th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 4.8% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Elgeyo-Marakwet give birth in hospital?
95.5% of births in Elgeyo-Marakwet in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 10th highest 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 Elgeyo-Marakwet die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 33 deaths before age five and 32 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Elgeyo-Marakwet over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 11th 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 Elgeyo-Marakwet?
12.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Elgeyo-Marakwet had ever been pregnant in 2022, 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Elgeyo-Marakwet compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Elgeyo-Marakwet ranks 17 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
| 15 | Lamu | 29.1% |
| 16 | Mombasa | 29.0% |
| 17 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 27.4% |
| 18 | Murang'a | 26.6% |
| 19 | Kisii | 26.4% |
| 20 | Tharaka-Nithi | 24.6% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Elgeyo-Marakwet ranks 38 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Kitui | 72.5% |
| 36 | Lamu | 72.3% |
| 37 | Kwale | 70.6% |
| 38 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 69.8% |
| 39 | Isiolo | 69.7% |
| 40 | Marsabit | 68.8% |
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Elgeyo-Marakwet ranks 9 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
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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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