Health in Kakamega, Kenya: official figures
19.8% of people in Kakamega had any health insurance in 2022, 21st lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 18.5% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kakamega are vaccinated?
90.7% of children aged 12-23 months in Kakamega had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 7th 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 Kakamega are malnourished?
11.5% of children under five in Kakamega were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 6th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 1.5% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kakamega give birth in hospital?
96.3% of births in Kakamega in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 6th highest 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 Kakamega die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 45 deaths before age five and 28 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kakamega over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 18th 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 Kakamega?
15.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Kakamega had ever been pregnant in 2022, 20th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kakamega compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kakamega ranks 27 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Baringo | 22.3% |
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
| 29 | Vihiga | 18.0% |
| 30 | Nyamira | 17.5% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kakamega ranks 8 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mombasa | 93.4% |
| 6 | Nakuru | 91.5% |
| 7 | Embu | 90.7% |
| 8 | Kakamega | 90.7% |
| 9 | Kilifi | 89.8% |
| 10 | Nandi | 89.8% |
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kakamega ranks 42 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Nyeri | 12.5% |
| 40 | Homa Bay | 12.5% |
| 41 | Wajir | 12.4% |
| 42 | Kakamega | 11.5% |
| 43 | Kirinyaga | 11.2% |
| 44 | Nairobi City | 11.1% |
| 45 | Murang'a | 10.1% |
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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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