Health in Kwale, Kenya: official figures
11.3% of people in Kwale had any health insurance in 2022, 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 10.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Kwale are vaccinated?
70.6% of children aged 12-23 months in Kwale had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 11th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 2.0% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Kwale are malnourished?
22.7% of children under five in Kwale were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 7th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 6.2% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Kwale give birth in hospital?
84.1% of births in Kwale in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 13th 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 Kwale die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 30 deaths before age five and 23 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Kwale over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 8th 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 Kwale?
14.8% of girls aged 15-19 in Kwale had ever been pregnant in 2022, joint 21st highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Kwale compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Kwale ranks 41 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Wajir | 12.3% |
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
| 40 | Kitui | 11.7% |
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
| 44 | West Pokot | 7.6% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Kwale ranks 37 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Tana River | 73.5% |
| 35 | Kitui | 72.5% |
| 36 | Lamu | 72.3% |
| 37 | Kwale | 70.6% |
| 38 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 69.8% |
| 39 | Isiolo | 69.7% |
| 40 | Marsabit | 68.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Kwale ranks 7 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Meru | 25.2% |
| 5 | Kitui | 25.1% |
| 6 | Turkana | 23.0% |
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
| 8 | Bomet | 22.1% |
| 9 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 21.8% |
| 10 | Narok | 21.5% |
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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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