Health in Taita-Taveta, Kenya: official figures
22.3% of people in Taita-Taveta had any health insurance in 2022, joint 23rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 21.6% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Taita-Taveta are vaccinated?
84.7% of children aged 12-23 months in Taita-Taveta had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022 (a small-sample estimate), joint 20th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 1.6% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Taita-Taveta are malnourished?
19.2% of children under five in Taita-Taveta 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%); 4.1% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Taita-Taveta give birth in hospital?
93.8% of births in Taita-Taveta in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 17th 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 Taita-Taveta die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 29 deaths before age five and 24 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Taita-Taveta over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 7th 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 Taita-Taveta?
18.4% of girls aged 15-19 in Taita-Taveta had ever been pregnant in 2022, 13th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Taita-Taveta compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Taita-Taveta ranks 23 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Tharaka-Nithi | 24.6% |
| 21 | Meru | 23.1% |
| 22 | Turkana | 22.9% |
| 23 | Taita-Taveta | 22.3% |
| 24 | Baringo | 22.3% |
| 25 | Kisumu | 21.3% |
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Taita-Taveta ranks 20 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kirinyaga | 87.3% |
| 18 | Migori | 85.6% |
| 19 | Baringo | 84.8% |
| 20 | Taita-Taveta | 84.7% |
| 21 | Kericho | 84.7% |
| 22 | Bomet | 83.9% |
| 23 | Laikipia | 83.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Taita-Taveta ranks 19 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
| 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% |
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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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