Health in Kiambu, Kenya: official figures
41.3% of people in Kiambu had any health insurance in 2022, 4th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 39.1% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kiambu are vaccinated?
87.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Kiambu had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 15th 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 Kiambu are malnourished?
15.3% of children under five in Kiambu were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.2% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kiambu give birth in hospital?
97.7% of births in Kiambu in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.4% 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 Kiambu die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 40 deaths before age five and 35 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kiambu over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 18th 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 Kiambu?
11.9% of girls aged 15-19 in Kiambu had ever been pregnant in 2022, 18th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kiambu compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kiambu ranks 4 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi City | 46.3% |
| 2 | Laikipia | 44.2% |
| 3 | Nyeri | 43.2% |
| 4 | Kiambu | 41.3% |
| 5 | Embu | 39.5% |
| 6 | Kirinyaga | 38.2% |
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kiambu ranks 16 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
| 14 | Siaya | 88.1% |
| 15 | Machakos | 87.8% |
| 16 | Kiambu | 87.8% |
| 17 | Kirinyaga | 87.3% |
| 18 | Migori | 85.6% |
| 19 | Baringo | 84.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kiambu ranks 29 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kisii | 16.3% |
| 27 | Machakos | 16.2% |
| 28 | Lamu | 16.1% |
| 29 | Kiambu | 15.3% |
| 30 | Nandi | 15.1% |
| 31 | Busia | 15.0% |
| 32 | Migori | 14.8% |
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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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