Health in Kericho, Kenya: official figures
35.3% of people in Kericho had any health insurance in 2022, 10th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 32.5% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kericho are vaccinated?
84.7% of children aged 12-23 months in Kericho had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 20th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 4.6% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Kericho are malnourished?
19.3% of children under five in Kericho were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 18th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 2.5% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kericho give birth in hospital?
90.9% of births in Kericho in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 24th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 95.7% 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 Kericho die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 31 deaths before age five and 25 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kericho over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 9th 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 Kericho?
14.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Kericho had ever been pregnant in 2022, 23rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kericho compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kericho ranks 10 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
| 8 | Nyandarua | 35.8% |
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kericho ranks 21 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Migori | 85.6% |
| 19 | Baringo | 84.8% |
| 20 | Taita-Taveta | 84.7% |
| 21 | Kericho | 84.7% |
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
| 23 | Laikipia | 83.7% |
| 24 | Nyamira | 82.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kericho ranks 18 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
| 17 | Makueni | 19.8% |
| 18 | Kericho | 19.3% |
| 19 | Taita-Taveta | 19.2% |
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
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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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