Health in Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya: official figures
24.6% of people in Tharaka-Nithi had any health insurance in 2022, 20th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 23.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Tharaka-Nithi are vaccinated?
94.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Tharaka-Nithi had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 3rd highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 0.0% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Tharaka-Nithi are malnourished?
20.5% of children under five in Tharaka-Nithi were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, joint 14th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 3.1% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Tharaka-Nithi give birth in hospital?
94.5% of births in Tharaka-Nithi in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 14th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.0% 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 Tharaka-Nithi die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 25 deaths before age five and 19 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Tharaka-Nithi over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 3rd 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 Tharaka-Nithi?
9.9% of girls aged 15-19 in Tharaka-Nithi had ever been pregnant in 2022, 11th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Tharaka-Nithi compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Tharaka-Nithi ranks 20 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 27.4% |
| 18 | Murang'a | 26.6% |
| 19 | Kisii | 26.4% |
| 20 | Tharaka-Nithi | 24.6% |
| 21 | Meru | 23.1% |
| 22 | Turkana | 22.9% |
| 23 | Taita-Taveta | 22.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Tharaka-Nithi ranks 3 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vihiga | 95.9% |
| 2 | Murang'a | 95.3% |
| 3 | Tharaka-Nithi | 94.9% |
| 4 | Nyandarua | 94.9% |
| 5 | Mombasa | 93.4% |
| 6 | Nakuru | 91.5% |
| 7 | Embu | 90.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Tharaka-Nithi ranks 15 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Baringo | 21.2% |
| 13 | Tana River | 21.1% |
| 14 | Mandera | 20.5% |
| 15 | Tharaka-Nithi | 20.5% |
| 16 | Embu | 19.9% |
| 17 | Makueni | 19.8% |
| 18 | Kericho | 19.3% |
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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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