Health in Machakos, Kenya: official figures
32.7% of people in Machakos had any health insurance in 2022, 13th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 26.6% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Machakos are vaccinated?
87.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Machakos had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022 (a small-sample estimate), 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 Machakos are malnourished?
16.2% of children under five in Machakos were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 21st lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.5% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Machakos give birth in hospital?
95.3% of births in Machakos in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 12th 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 Machakos die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 41 deaths before age five and 34 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Machakos over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 21st 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 Machakos?
11.3% of girls aged 15-19 in Machakos had ever been pregnant in 2022, 17th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Machakos compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Machakos ranks 13 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
| 15 | Lamu | 29.1% |
| 16 | Mombasa | 29.0% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Machakos ranks 15 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
| 14 | Siaya | 88.1% |
| 15 | Machakos | 87.8% |
| 16 | Kiambu | 87.8% |
| 17 | Kirinyaga | 87.3% |
| 18 | Migori | 85.6% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Machakos ranks 27 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
| 25 | Vihiga | 16.6% |
| 26 | Kisii | 16.3% |
| 27 | Machakos | 16.2% |
| 28 | Lamu | 16.1% |
| 29 | Kiambu | 15.3% |
| 30 | Nandi | 15.1% |
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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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