Health in Tana River, Kenya: official figures
5.3% of people in Tana River had any health insurance in 2022, the lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 5.3% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Tana River are vaccinated?
73.5% of children aged 12-23 months in Tana River had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 14th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 4.4% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Tana River are malnourished?
21.1% of children under five in Tana River were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 13th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 11.3% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Tana River give birth in hospital?
51.6% of births in Tana River in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 3rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 95.3% 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 Tana River die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 45 deaths before age five and 38 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Tana River 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 Tana River?
17.2% of girls aged 15-19 in Tana River had ever been pregnant in 2022, 16th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Tana River compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Tana River ranks 47 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
| 42 | Siaya | 9.4% |
| 43 | Garissa | 7.8% |
| 44 | West Pokot | 7.6% |
| 45 | Marsabit | 7.3% |
| 46 | Mandera | 6.1% |
| 47 | Tana River | 5.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Tana River ranks 34 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Nairobi City | 77.2% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 75.8% |
| 33 | Narok | 74.9% |
| 34 | Tana River | 73.5% |
| 35 | Kitui | 72.5% |
| 36 | Lamu | 72.3% |
| 37 | Kwale | 70.6% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Tana River ranks 13 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Narok | 21.5% |
| 11 | Trans Nzoia | 21.3% |
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
| 13 | Tana River | 21.1% |
| 14 | Mandera | 20.5% |
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
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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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