Health in Kitui, Kenya: official figures
11.7% of people in Kitui had any health insurance in 2022, 8th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 10.3% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kitui are vaccinated?
72.5% of children aged 12-23 months in Kitui had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 13th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 7.0% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Kitui are malnourished?
25.1% of children under five in Kitui were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 5th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 4.9% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kitui give birth in hospital?
79.5% of births in Kitui in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 11th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 94.1% 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 Kitui die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 27 deaths before age five and 23 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kitui over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 5th 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 Kitui?
9.2% of girls aged 15-19 in Kitui had ever been pregnant in 2022, 9th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kitui compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kitui ranks 40 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Busia | 13.6% |
| 38 | Wajir | 12.3% |
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
| 40 | Kitui | 11.7% |
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kitui ranks 35 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Homa Bay | 75.8% |
| 33 | Narok | 74.9% |
| 34 | Tana River | 73.5% |
| 35 | Kitui | 72.5% |
| 36 | Lamu | 72.3% |
| 37 | Kwale | 70.6% |
| 38 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 69.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kitui ranks 5 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Bomet | 22.1% |
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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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