Health in Kilifi, Kenya: official figures
11.8% of people in Kilifi had any health insurance in 2022, 9th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 11.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kilifi are vaccinated?
89.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Kilifi had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 9th 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 Kilifi are malnourished?
37.0% of children under five in Kilifi were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, the highest 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 Kilifi give birth in hospital?
84.5% of births in Kilifi in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 14th 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 Kilifi die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 40 deaths before age five and 34 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kilifi 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 Kilifi?
12.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Kilifi had ever been pregnant in 2022, 20th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kilifi compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kilifi ranks 39 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Samburu | 13.9% |
| 37 | Busia | 13.6% |
| 38 | Wajir | 12.3% |
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
| 40 | Kitui | 11.7% |
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kilifi ranks 9 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Nakuru | 91.5% |
| 7 | Embu | 90.7% |
| 8 | Kakamega | 90.7% |
| 9 | Kilifi | 89.8% |
| 10 | Nandi | 89.8% |
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kilifi ranks 1 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilifi | 37.0% |
| 2 | West Pokot | 33.5% |
| 3 | Samburu | 31.4% |
| 4 | Meru | 25.2% |
| 5 | Kitui | 25.1% |
| 6 | Turkana | 23.0% |
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
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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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