Health in Nandi, Kenya: official figures
20.0% of people in Nandi had any health insurance in 2022, 22nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 18.6% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Nandi are vaccinated?
89.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Nandi had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 9th 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 Nandi are malnourished?
15.1% of children under five in Nandi were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 18th lowest 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 Nandi give birth in hospital?
85.6% of births in Nandi in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 17th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 97.6% 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 Nandi die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 39 deaths before age five and 33 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Nandi over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 17th 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 Nandi?
10.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Nandi had ever been pregnant in 2022, 12th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nandi compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Nandi ranks 26 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Taita-Taveta | 22.3% |
| 24 | Baringo | 22.3% |
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
| 29 | Vihiga | 18.0% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Nandi ranks 10 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Embu | 90.7% |
| 8 | Kakamega | 90.7% |
| 9 | Kilifi | 89.8% |
| 10 | Nandi | 89.8% |
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Nandi ranks 30 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Machakos | 16.2% |
| 28 | Lamu | 16.1% |
| 29 | Kiambu | 15.3% |
| 30 | Nandi | 15.1% |
| 31 | Busia | 15.0% |
| 32 | Migori | 14.8% |
| 33 | Uasin Gishu | 14.2% |
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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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