Health in Marsabit, Kenya: official figures
7.3% of people in Marsabit had any health insurance in 2022, 3rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 7.2% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Marsabit are vaccinated?
68.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Marsabit had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 8th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 4.4% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Marsabit are malnourished?
18.9% of children under five in Marsabit were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 22nd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 20.4% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Marsabit give birth in hospital?
59.3% of births in Marsabit in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 6th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 93.8% 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 Marsabit die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 15 deaths before age five and 9 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Marsabit over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is the 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 Marsabit?
29.4% of girls aged 15-19 in Marsabit had ever been pregnant in 2022, 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Marsabit compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Marsabit ranks 45 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)
Marsabit ranks 40 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Kwale | 70.6% |
| 38 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 69.8% |
| 39 | Isiolo | 69.7% |
| 40 | Marsabit | 68.8% |
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Marsabit ranks 22 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Taita-Taveta | 19.2% |
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
| 25 | Vihiga | 16.6% |
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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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