Health in Samburu, Kenya: official figures
13.9% of people in Samburu had any health insurance in 2022, 12th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 12.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Samburu are vaccinated?
65.8% of children aged 12-23 months in Samburu had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 6.4% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Samburu are malnourished?
31.4% of children under five in Samburu were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 15.4% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Samburu give birth in hospital?
55.4% of births in Samburu in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 5th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 92.9% 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 Samburu die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 38 deaths before age five and 29 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Samburu over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 15th 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 Samburu?
50.1% of girls aged 15-19 in Samburu had ever been pregnant in 2022, the highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Samburu compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Samburu ranks 36 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Makueni | 16.2% |
| 34 | Narok | 15.0% |
| 35 | Migori | 14.4% |
| 36 | Samburu | 13.9% |
| 37 | Busia | 13.6% |
| 38 | Wajir | 12.3% |
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Samburu ranks 41 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 69.8% |
| 39 | Isiolo | 69.7% |
| 40 | Marsabit | 68.8% |
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
| 44 | Wajir | 48.6% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Samburu ranks 3 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilifi | 37.0% |
| 2 | West Pokot | 33.5% |
| 3 | Samburu | 31.4% |
| 4 | Meru | 25.2% |
| 5 | Kitui | 25.1% |
| 6 | Turkana | 23.0% |
| 7 | Kwale | 22.7% |
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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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