Health in Narok, Kenya: official figures
15.0% of people in Narok had any health insurance in 2022, 14th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 14.3% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Narok are vaccinated?
74.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Narok had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 1.3% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Narok are malnourished?
21.5% of children under five in Narok were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 10th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 2.1% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Narok give birth in hospital?
69.3% of births in Narok in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 9th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 96.5% 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 Narok die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 26 deaths before age five and 24 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Narok over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 4th 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 Narok?
28.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Narok had ever been pregnant in 2022, 4th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Narok compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Narok ranks 34 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Trans Nzoia | 16.7% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 16.7% |
| 33 | Makueni | 16.2% |
| 34 | Narok | 15.0% |
| 35 | Migori | 14.4% |
| 36 | Samburu | 13.9% |
| 37 | Busia | 13.6% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Narok ranks 33 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Trans Nzoia | 77.6% |
| 31 | Nairobi City | 77.2% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 75.8% |
| 33 | Narok | 74.9% |
| 34 | Tana River | 73.5% |
| 35 | Kitui | 72.5% |
| 36 | Lamu | 72.3% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Narok ranks 10 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
| 8 | Bomet | 22.1% |
| 9 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 21.8% |
| 10 | Narok | 21.5% |
| 11 | Trans Nzoia | 21.3% |
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
| 13 | Tana River | 21.1% |
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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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