Health in Isiolo, Kenya: official figures
29.5% of people in Isiolo had any health insurance in 2022, 14th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 19.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Isiolo are vaccinated?
69.7% of children aged 12-23 months in Isiolo had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 9th lowest 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 Isiolo are malnourished?
14.1% of children under five in Isiolo were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 14th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 7.2% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Isiolo give birth in hospital?
83.7% of births in Isiolo in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 12th 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 Isiolo die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 33 deaths before age five and 24 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Isiolo 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 Isiolo?
16.7% of girls aged 15-19 in Isiolo had ever been pregnant in 2022, 17th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Isiolo compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Isiolo ranks 14 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
| 15 | Lamu | 29.1% |
| 16 | Mombasa | 29.0% |
| 17 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 27.4% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Isiolo ranks 39 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Isiolo ranks 34 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Busia | 15.0% |
| 32 | Migori | 14.8% |
| 33 | Uasin Gishu | 14.2% |
| 34 | Isiolo | 14.1% |
| 35 | Kajiado | 14.0% |
| 36 | Mombasa | 13.5% |
| 37 | Nyamira | 13.5% |
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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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