Health in Mandera, Kenya: official figures
6.1% of people in Mandera had any health insurance in 2022, 2nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 5.6% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Mandera are vaccinated?
29.1% of children aged 12-23 months in Mandera had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 2nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 33.8% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Mandera are malnourished?
20.5% of children under five in Mandera were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, joint 14th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 17.3% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Mandera give birth in hospital?
50.4% of births in Mandera in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 2nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 76.4% 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 Mandera die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 21 deaths before age five and 20 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Mandera over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 2nd 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 Mandera?
13.9% of girls aged 15-19 in Mandera had ever been pregnant in 2022, 22nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Mandera compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Mandera ranks 46 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
| 44 | West Pokot | 7.6% |
| 45 | Marsabit | 7.3% |
| 46 | Mandera | 6.1% |
| 47 | Tana River | 5.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Mandera ranks 46 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
| 44 | Wajir | 48.6% |
| 45 | West Pokot | 48.6% |
| 46 | Mandera | 29.1% |
| 47 | Garissa | 22.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Mandera ranks 14 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Trans Nzoia | 21.3% |
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
| 13 | Tana River | 21.1% |
| 14 | Mandera | 20.5% |
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
| 17 | Makueni | 19.8% |
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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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