Health in Nyandarua, Kenya: official figures
35.8% of people in Nyandarua had any health insurance in 2022, 8th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 34.9% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Nyandarua are vaccinated?
94.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Nyandarua had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022 (a small-sample estimate), joint 3rd 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 Nyandarua are malnourished?
17.8% of children under five in Nyandarua were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 24th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 1.9% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Nyandarua give birth in hospital?
97.1% of births in Nyandarua in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 5th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.3% 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 Nyandarua die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 45 deaths before age five and 36 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Nyandarua over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 18th 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 Nyandarua?
5.2% of girls aged 15-19 in Nyandarua had ever been pregnant in 2022, 2nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nyandarua compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Nyandarua ranks 8 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Embu | 39.5% |
| 6 | Kirinyaga | 38.2% |
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
| 8 | Nyandarua | 35.8% |
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
| 11 | Kajiado | 33.6% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Nyandarua ranks 4 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vihiga | 95.9% |
| 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% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Nyandarua ranks 24 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
| 25 | Vihiga | 16.6% |
| 26 | Kisii | 16.3% |
| 27 | Machakos | 16.2% |
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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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