Health in Siaya, Kenya: official figures
9.4% of people in Siaya had any health insurance in 2022, 6th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 9.2% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Siaya are vaccinated?
88.1% of children aged 12-23 months in Siaya had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 14th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 0.7% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Siaya are malnourished?
19.2% of children under five in Siaya were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, joint 19th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 1.7% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Siaya give birth in hospital?
90.3% of births in Siaya in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 22nd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 99.1% 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 Siaya die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 63 deaths before age five and 45 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Siaya over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 2nd 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 Siaya?
20.9% of girls aged 15-19 in Siaya had ever been pregnant in 2022, 9th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Siaya compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Siaya ranks 42 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
| 40 | Kitui | 11.7% |
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
| 44 | West Pokot | 7.6% |
| 45 | Marsabit | 7.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Siaya ranks 14 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
| 14 | Siaya | 88.1% |
| 15 | Machakos | 87.8% |
| 16 | Kiambu | 87.8% |
| 17 | Kirinyaga | 87.3% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Siaya ranks 20 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Makueni | 19.8% |
| 18 | Kericho | 19.3% |
| 19 | Taita-Taveta | 19.2% |
| 20 | Siaya | 19.2% |
| 21 | Bungoma | 19.0% |
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
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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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