Health in Nakuru, Kenya: official figures
33.2% of people in Nakuru had any health insurance in 2022, 12th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 31.6% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Nakuru are vaccinated?
91.5% of children aged 12-23 months in Nakuru had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 6th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 0.9% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Nakuru are malnourished?
18.5% of children under five in Nakuru were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 23rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.0% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Nakuru give birth in hospital?
94.0% of births in Nakuru in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 16th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 97.7% 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 Nakuru die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 51 deaths before age five and 41 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Nakuru over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 11th 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 Nakuru?
16.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Nakuru had ever been pregnant in 2022, 18th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nakuru compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Nakuru ranks 12 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
| 12 | Nakuru | 33.2% |
| 13 | Machakos | 32.7% |
| 14 | Isiolo | 29.5% |
| 15 | Lamu | 29.1% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Nakuru ranks 6 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Kilifi | 89.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Nakuru ranks 23 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
| 25 | Vihiga | 16.6% |
| 26 | Kisii | 16.3% |
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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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