Health in Uasin Gishu, Kenya: official figures
36.5% of people in Uasin Gishu had any health insurance in 2022, 7th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 35.0% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Uasin Gishu are vaccinated?
89.5% of children aged 12-23 months in Uasin Gishu had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, 12th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 1.4% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Uasin Gishu are malnourished?
14.2% of children under five in Uasin Gishu were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 15th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 4.0% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Uasin Gishu give birth in hospital?
94.3% of births in Uasin Gishu in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 15th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 98.9% 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 Uasin Gishu die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 37 deaths before age five and 31 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Uasin Gishu over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 14th 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 Uasin Gishu?
10.7% of girls aged 15-19 in Uasin Gishu had ever been pregnant in 2022, 13th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Uasin Gishu compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Uasin Gishu ranks 7 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kiambu | 41.3% |
| 5 | Embu | 39.5% |
| 6 | Kirinyaga | 38.2% |
| 7 | Uasin Gishu | 36.5% |
| 8 | Nyandarua | 35.8% |
| 9 | Bomet | 35.4% |
| 10 | Kericho | 35.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Uasin Gishu ranks 12 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kilifi | 89.8% |
| 10 | Nandi | 89.8% |
| 11 | Kisii | 89.7% |
| 12 | Uasin Gishu | 89.5% |
| 13 | Bungoma | 88.2% |
| 14 | Siaya | 88.1% |
| 15 | Machakos | 87.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Uasin Gishu ranks 33 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Nandi | 15.1% |
| 31 | Busia | 15.0% |
| 32 | Migori | 14.8% |
| 33 | Uasin Gishu | 14.2% |
| 34 | Isiolo | 14.1% |
| 35 | Kajiado | 14.0% |
| 36 | Mombasa | 13.5% |
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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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