Health in Vihiga, Kenya: official figures
18.0% of people in Vihiga had any health insurance in 2022, 19th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 17.2% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Vihiga are vaccinated?
95.9% of children aged 12-23 months in Vihiga had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, the 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 Vihiga are malnourished?
16.6% of children under five in Vihiga were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 23rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 2.4% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Vihiga give birth in hospital?
96.2% of births in Vihiga in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, joint 7th highest 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 Vihiga die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 51 deaths before age five and 34 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Vihiga over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is joint 11th 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 Vihiga?
7.7% of girls aged 15-19 in Vihiga had ever been pregnant in 2022, 5th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Vihiga compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Vihiga ranks 29 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nandi | 20.0% |
| 27 | Kakamega | 19.8% |
| 28 | Bungoma | 18.1% |
| 29 | Vihiga | 18.0% |
| 30 | Nyamira | 17.5% |
| 31 | Trans Nzoia | 16.7% |
| 32 | Homa Bay | 16.7% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Vihiga ranks 1 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)
Vihiga ranks 25 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Marsabit | 18.9% |
| 23 | Nakuru | 18.5% |
| 24 | Nyandarua | 17.8% |
| 25 | Vihiga | 16.6% |
| 26 | Kisii | 16.3% |
| 27 | Machakos | 16.2% |
| 28 | Lamu | 16.1% |
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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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