Health in Kisumu, Kenya: official figures
21.3% of people in Kisumu had any health insurance in 2022, 23rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 18.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kisumu are vaccinated?
78.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Kisumu had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 20th lowest 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 Kisumu are malnourished?
9.1% of children under five in Kisumu were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 2nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.0% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kisumu give birth in hospital?
96.1% of births in Kisumu in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 9th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.0% 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 Kisumu die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 45 deaths before age five and 40 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kisumu 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 Kisumu?
11.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Kisumu had ever been pregnant in 2022, joint 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kisumu compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kisumu ranks 25 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Turkana | 22.9% |
| 23 | Taita-Taveta | 22.3% |
| 24 | Baringo | 22.3% |
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kisumu ranks 28 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Makueni | 82.0% |
| 26 | Meru | 81.9% |
| 27 | Busia | 81.9% |
| 28 | Kisumu | 78.9% |
| 29 | Nyeri | 78.2% |
| 30 | Trans Nzoia | 77.6% |
| 31 | Nairobi City | 77.2% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kisumu ranks 46 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Wajir | 12.4% |
| 42 | Kakamega | 11.5% |
| 43 | Kirinyaga | 11.2% |
| 44 | Nairobi City | 11.1% |
| 45 | Murang'a | 10.1% |
| 46 | Kisumu | 9.1% |
| 47 | Garissa | 9.0% |
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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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