Health in Nyeri, Kenya: official figures
43.2% of people in Nyeri had any health insurance in 2022, 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 40.2% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Nyeri are vaccinated?
78.2% of children aged 12-23 months in Nyeri had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022 (a small-sample estimate), 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 5.3% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Nyeri are malnourished?
12.5% of children under five in Nyeri were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, joint 8th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 2.7% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Nyeri give birth in hospital?
99.1% of births in Nyeri in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 2nd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 97.3% 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 Nyeri die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 52 deaths before age five and 48 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Nyeri over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 10th 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 Nyeri?
4.5% of girls aged 15-19 in Nyeri had ever been pregnant in 2022, the lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Nyeri compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Nyeri ranks 3 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi City | 46.3% |
| 2 | Laikipia | 44.2% |
| 3 | Nyeri | 43.2% |
| 4 | Kiambu | 41.3% |
| 5 | Embu | 39.5% |
| 6 | Kirinyaga | 38.2% |
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Nyeri ranks 29 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Meru | 81.9% |
| 27 | Busia | 81.9% |
| 28 | Kisumu | 78.9% |
| 29 | Nyeri | 78.2% |
| 30 | Trans Nzoia | 77.6% |
| 31 | Nairobi City | 77.2% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 75.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Nyeri ranks 39 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Mombasa | 13.5% |
| 37 | Nyamira | 13.5% |
| 38 | Laikipia | 12.6% |
| 39 | Nyeri | 12.5% |
| 40 | Homa Bay | 12.5% |
| 41 | Wajir | 12.4% |
| 42 | Kakamega | 11.5% |
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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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