Health in Kajiado, Kenya: official figures
33.6% of people in Kajiado had any health insurance in 2022, 11th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 29.5% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kajiado are vaccinated?
61.3% of children aged 12-23 months in Kajiado had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 6th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 0.9% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Kajiado are malnourished?
14.0% of children under five in Kajiado were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 13th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 7.6% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kajiado give birth in hospital?
84.6% of births in Kajiado in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 100.0% 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 Kajiado die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 32 deaths before age five and 25 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kajiado over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 10th 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 Kajiado?
21.8% of girls aged 15-19 in Kajiado had ever been pregnant in 2022, 8th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kajiado compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kajiado ranks 11 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Nyandarua | 35.8% |
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kajiado ranks 42 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Isiolo | 69.7% |
| 40 | Marsabit | 68.8% |
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
| 44 | Wajir | 48.6% |
| 45 | West Pokot | 48.6% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kajiado ranks 35 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 38 | Laikipia | 12.6% |
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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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