Health in Wajir, Kenya: official figures
12.3% of people in Wajir had any health insurance in 2022, 10th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 26.3%); most of them 11.5% through the National Health Insurance Fund, which has since been replaced by the Social Health Authority.
How many children in Wajir are vaccinated?
48.6% of children aged 12-23 months in Wajir had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of the pentavalent and polio vaccines, and measles-rubella) in 2022, joint 3rd lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 80.1%); 2.3% had none.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow many children in Wajir are malnourished?
12.4% of children under five in Wajir were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022, 7th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 17.6%); 22.8% were wasted (too thin for their height).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo women in Wajir give birth in hospital?
53.6% of births in Wajir in the two years before the 2022 survey took place in a health facility, 4th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 88.1%), and 84.0% 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 Wajir die before age five?
The 2022 survey estimated 57 deaths before age five and 43 before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in Wajir over the previous ten years; the under-five rate is 4th 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 Wajir?
10.8% of girls aged 15-19 in Wajir had ever been pregnant in 2022, 14th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 14.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Wajir compares with other counties
People with any health insurance (2022)
Wajir ranks 38 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with any health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Migori | 14.4% |
| 36 | Samburu | 13.9% |
| 37 | Busia | 13.6% |
| 38 | Wajir | 12.3% |
| 39 | Kilifi | 11.8% |
| 40 | Kitui | 11.7% |
| 41 | Kwale | 11.3% |
Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) (2022)
Wajir ranks 44 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months fully vaccinated (basic antigens) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samburu | 65.8% |
| 42 | Kajiado | 61.3% |
| 43 | Turkana | 60.1% |
| 44 | Wajir | 48.6% |
| 45 | West Pokot | 48.6% |
| 46 | Mandera | 29.1% |
| 47 | Garissa | 22.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022)
Wajir ranks 41 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Laikipia | 12.6% |
| 39 | Nyeri | 12.5% |
| 40 | Homa Bay | 12.5% |
| 41 | Wajir | 12.4% |
| 42 | Kakamega | 11.5% |
| 43 | Kirinyaga | 11.2% |
| 44 | Nairobi City | 11.1% |
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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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