Health in Mombasa, Kenya: official figures
29.0% of people in Mombasa had any health insurance in 2022, 16th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 26.4% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Mombasa are vaccinated?
93.4% of children aged 12-23 months in Mombasa had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 5th 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 Mombasa are malnourished?
13.5% of children under five in Mombasa were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, joint 11th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 4.6% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Mombasa give birth in hospital?
95.5% of births in Mombasa in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 10th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 99.4% 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 Mombasa die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 50 deaths before age five and 43 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Mombasa over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 13th highest 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 Mombasa?
9.4% of girls aged 15-19 in Mombasa had ever been pregnant in 2022, 10th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Mombasa compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Mombasa ranks 16 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
| 15 | Lamu | 29.1% |
| 16 | Mombasa | 29.0% |
| 17 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 27.4% |
| 18 | Murang'a | 26.6% |
| 19 | Kisii | 26.4% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Mombasa ranks 5 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Murang'a | 95.3% |
| 3 | Tharaka-Nithi | 94.9% |
| 4 | Nyandarua | 94.9% |
| 5 | Mombasa | 93.4% |
| 6 | Nakuru | 91.5% |
| 7 | Embu | 90.7% |
| 8 | Kakamega | 90.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Mombasa ranks 36 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Uasin Gishu | 14.2% |
| 34 | Isiolo | 14.1% |
| 35 | Kajiado | 14.0% |
| 36 | Mombasa | 13.5% |
| 37 | Nyamira | 13.5% |
| 38 | Laikipia | 12.6% |
| 39 | Nyeri | 12.5% |
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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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