Health in Makueni, Kenya: official figures
16.2% of people in Makueni had any health insurance in 2022, 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 10.7% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Makueni are vaccinated?
82.0% of children aged 12-23 months in Makueni had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 23rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 2.2% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Makueni are malnourished?
19.8% of children under five in Makueni were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 17th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 4.0% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Makueni give birth in hospital?
90.0% of births in Makueni in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 20th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 99.1% 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 Makueni die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 38 deaths before age five and 35 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Makueni over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 15th 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 Makueni?
11.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Makueni 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 Makueni compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Makueni ranks 33 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Nyamira | 17.5% |
| 31 | Trans Nzoia | 16.7% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 16.7% |
| 33 | Makueni | 16.2% |
| 34 | Narok | 15.0% |
| 35 | Migori | 14.4% |
| 36 | Samburu | 13.9% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Makueni ranks 25 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
| 23 | Laikipia | 83.7% |
| 24 | Nyamira | 82.7% |
| 25 | Makueni | 82.0% |
| 26 | Meru | 81.9% |
| 27 | Busia | 81.9% |
| 28 | Kisumu | 78.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Makueni ranks 17 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Mandera | 20.5% |
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
| 17 | Makueni | 19.8% |
| 18 | Kericho | 19.3% |
| 19 | Taita-Taveta | 19.2% |
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
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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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