Health in Nyamira, Kenya: official figures
17.5% of people in Nyamira had any health insurance in 2022, 18th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 16.5% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Nyamira are vaccinated?
82.7% of children aged 12-23 months in Nyamira had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022 (a small-sample estimate), 24th 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 Nyamira are malnourished?
13.5% of children under five in Nyamira 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%); 1.2% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Nyamira give birth in hospital?
93.7% of births in Nyamira in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 18th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 100.0% 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 Nyamira die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 42 deaths before age five and 31 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Nyamira over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 22nd 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 Nyamira?
15.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Nyamira had ever been pregnant in 2022, 19th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nyamira compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Nyamira ranks 30 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
| 29 | Vihiga | 18.0% |
| 30 | Nyamira | 17.5% |
| 31 | Trans Nzoia | 16.7% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 16.7% |
| 33 | Makueni | 16.2% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Nyamira ranks 24 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kericho | 84.7% |
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
| 23 | Laikipia | 83.7% |
| 24 | Nyamira | 82.7% |
| 25 | Makueni | 82.0% |
| 26 | Meru | 81.9% |
| 27 | Busia | 81.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Nyamira ranks 37 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Isiolo | 14.1% |
| 35 | Kajiado | 14.0% |
| 36 | Mombasa | 13.5% |
| 37 | Nyamira | 13.5% |
| 38 | Laikipia | 12.6% |
| 39 | Nyeri | 12.5% |
| 40 | Homa Bay | 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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